Dell PowerConnect 6024 User's Guide (.htm) - Page 173

NOTE: The user is notified to change the password prior to expiry. The Web users do not see this notification. Enable Login Attempts (1-5)- When selected, enables locking a user out of the device when a faulty password is used a defined number of times. For example, if the number of login attempts has been defined as five and the user attempts to log on five times with an incorrect password, the device locks the user out on the sixth attempt. The field range is 1-5 attempts. Defining Password Constraints 1 Open the Password Management page. 2 Define the relevant fields. 3 Click Apply Changes. The password constraints are defined, and the device is updated. Defining Password Constraints Using CLI Commands The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for configuring passwords on the Password Management page. Table 6-33. Password Management CLI Commands CLI Command password min-length length passwords aging days passwords history number passwords lock-out number show password configuration Description Defines minimum length required for passwords. Defines the expiration time of passwords in the local database. Defines the number of required password changes before a password in the local database can be re-used Locks a user account after a specified number of failed login attempts. Displays information about password management. The following is an example of the CLI commands: Console (config)# password min-length 8 Console (config)# password aging 120 Console (config)# passwords history 2 Console (config)# passwords lock-out 3 Console (config)# exit Configuring System Information 183