Dell PowerConnect 7048P User Manual - Page 232

The password lockout feature disables local access to the switch for a given user name if the user fails to supply the correct password within the configured number of attempts. Failed attempts to log on do not need to close together in time; consecutive login failures separated by extensive time periods can still cause a user to be locked out. The failed attempt count for a user name is reset upon successfully logging on to the switch or rebooting or resetting the switch. The configuration example in this section shows how to configure password lockout for a user with the user name abc on the serial port. This example requires a few extra steps because the serial port, by default, does not have an access method that enables password lockout. By default, Telnet and SSH access methods have password lockout enabled through the networkList authentication method. With the exception of the line console command, the steps in this example are similar to the steps required for enabling lockout for a user on the out-of-band port. To configure the switch: 1 Create a local user console#configure console(config)#username abc password password 2 Configure the lockout policy globally and specify that the user can attempt to enter a password three times before being locked out. console(config)#passwords lock-out 3 console(config)#exit 3 View information about the users in the local database. console#show users accounts UserName Privilege abc 1 admin 15 Password Aging ------------ Password Expiry date Lockout -------False False 232 Controlling Management Access