Dell PowerEdge M520 Dell PowerConnect M6220/M6348/M8024/M8024-k CLI Referen - Page 1398

passwords lock-out Use the passwords lock-out command in Global Configuration mode to strengthen the security of the switch by locking user accounts that have failed login due to wrong passwords. When a lockout count is configured, a user who is logging in must enter the correct password within that count. Otherwise that user is locked out from further switch access. Only a user with read/write access can reactivate a locked user account. Password lockout does not apply to logins from the serial console. Use the no form of this command to set the password lockout count to the default value. Syntax passwords lock-out 1-5 no passwords lock-out 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 1394 Password Management Commands