Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual (53-1000240-01, November 2006)

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Publication Number: 53-1000240-01
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Note: Enter commands in lowercase only; mixed case is for readability.
timeout
Sets or displays the idle timeout value for a login session.
Synopsis timeout [timeval]
Description Use this command with out an operand to display, in minutes, the current timeout value after which idle
logins are automatically terminated.
Use this command with the timeval operand to set the login timeout value to the specified interval. A
value of 0 disables timeout functionality of login sessions.
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The new timeout value is only applied to subsequent logins.
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The execution of this command is subject to Admin Domain restrictions that may be in place.
Operands This command has the following operand:
timeval Specify the number of minutes for the telnet timeout value. Valid values are 1 to
99,999, or 0 to disable login timeouts. This operand is optional; if omitted, the
command displays the current timeout value.
Examples To set the idle timeout to 10 minutes:
See Also none
switch:admin> timeout 10
IDLE Timeout Changed to 10 minutes
The modified IDLE Timeout will be in effect after NEXT login