Dell PowerConnect 3548 Command Line Interface Guide - Page 441

TIC Commands passwords min-length The passwords min-length Global Configuration mode command sets the minimum length required for passwords in the local database. Use the no form of this command to remove the minimum password length requirement. Syntax • passwords min-length length • no passwords min-length • length - The minimum length required for passwords. (Range: 8 - 64 characters) Default Configuration No minimum password length. Command Mode Global Configuration mode. User Guidelines • Relevant to local user passwords, line passwords, and enable passwords. • The software checks the password length when an unencrypted password is defined or a user enters an unencrypted password when logging in. NOTE: The length of encrypted passwords is only checked when the user logs in. Similarly, the length of passwords that were defined before the minimum password length requirement was configured are checked only when the user logs in. Example The following example configures a minimum length of 8 characters required for passwords in the local database. Console(config)# passwords min-length 8 TIC Commands 441