Dell PowerConnect 6024 Command Line Interface (CLI) Guide (.htm) - Page 65

The password age out time begins from the first time the password is entered. For example, to change a privilege level for a user, the network administrator redefines the same password. Passwords are aged out based on the initial time definitions for the original username/password. Example The following example configures user "bob" with password "lee" and user level 15. Console (config)# username bob password lee level 15 passwords min-length The passwords min-length global configuration command configures the minimum length required for passwords in the local database. To remove the minimum password length requirement,use the no form of this command. Syntax passwords min-length length no passwords min-length • length-The mimimum length required for passwords (Range: 8-64). 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 a password when logging in. NOTE: The length of encrypted passwords is only checked 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 AAA Commands 65