Dell PowerConnect 6248 Command Line Interface Guide - Page 1159

Syntax passwords history historylength no passwords history • historylength - Number of previous passwords to be maintained in the history. (Range: 0-10.) Default Configuration No password history is maintained. Command Mode Global Configuration mode User Guidelines This command has no user guidelines. Example The following example sets the number of previous passwords remembered by the system at 10. console(config)#passwords history 10 passwords lock-out As the administrator, use the passwords lock-out command in Global Configuration mode to strengthen the security of the switch by enabling the user lockout feature. When a lockout count is configured, a user who is logging in must enter the correct password within that count. Otherwise that user will be locked out from further switch access. Only an administrator with an access level of 15 can reactivate that user. Use the no form of this command to disable the lockout feature. Syntax passwords lock-out attempts no passwords lock-out Password Management Commands 1159