Dell PowerConnect 8100 CLI Reference Guide - Page 1540

Parameter Description This command does not require a parameter description. Default Behavior The default value is 0 or no lockout count is enforced. Command Mode Global Configuration mode. User Guidelines Password lockout only applies to users with authentication configured to local. RADIUS or TACACS authenticated users will use policies configured on the respective RADIUS/TACACS servers. Example The following example sets the number of user attempts before lockout at 2. console(config)#passwords lock-out 2 passwords min-length Use the passwords min-length command in Global Configuration mode to enforce a minimum length password length for local users. The value also applies to the enable password. The valid range is 8-64. The default is 8. Use the no version of this command to set the minimum password length to 8. Syntax passwords min-length length no passwords min-length • length - The minimum length of the password (Range: 8-64 characters) Default Configuration By default, the minimum password length is 8 characters. 1540 Password Management Commands