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Password Management Commands

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Use the no form of this command to disable the password history function.

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

attempts—Number of attempts the user is allowed to enter a correct password. (Range: 1-
5)

Default Configuration

The user lockout feature is disabled.