Dell PowerSwitch S4128F-ON OS10 Enterprise Edition User Guide Release 10.4.3.0 - Page 814

Command Mode Usage Information EXEC • By default, the password you configure with the username password command must be at least nine alphanumeric characters. • Use this command to increase password strength. When you enter the command, at least one parameter is required. When you enter the character-restriction parameter, at least one option is required. • To reset parameters to their default values, enter the no password-attributes command. Example OS10(config)# password-attributes min-length 6 character-restriction upper 2 lower 2 numeric 2 Supported Releases 10.4.0E(R1) or later password-attributes max-retry lockout-period Configures a maximum number of consecutive failed login attempts and the lockout period for the user ID. Syntax password-attributes {[max-retry number] [lockout-period minutes]} Parameters • max-retry number - (Optional) Sets the maximum number of consecutive failed login attempts for a user before the user is locked out, from 0 to 16. • lockout-period minutes - (Optional) Sets the amount of time that a user ID is prevented from accessing the system after exceeding the maximum number of failed login attempts, from 0 to 43,200. Default • Maximum retries: 3 - A maximum of three failed login attempts is supported. • Lockout period: 0 - No lockout period is configured. Failed login attempts do not lock out a user. Command Mode Usage Information CONFIGURATION • To remove the configured max-retry or lockout-period settings, enter the no passwordattributes {max-retry | lockout-period} command. • When a user is locked out due to exceeding the maximum number of failed login attempts, other users can still access the switch. Example OS10(config)# password-attributes max-retry 5 lockout-period 30 Supported Releases 10.4.1.0 or later privilege Create a privilege level and associate commands with it. Syntax privilege mode priv-lvl privilege-level command-string Parameters • mode-Enter the privilege mode where you are configuring the specific command. The following table lists the available privilege modes and their corresponding command modes: Privilege mode CLI mode Exec Exec 814 Security