Line Commands 4

Default Setting

•CLI: Disabled (0 seconds)

•Telnet: 600 seconds

Command Mode

Line Configuration

Command Usage

•If a login attempt is not detected within the timeout interval, the connection is terminated for the session.

•This command applies to both the local console and Telnet connections.

•The timeout for Telnet cannot be disabled.

•Using the command without specifying a timeout restores the default setting.

Example

To set the timeout to two minutes, enter this command:

Console(config-line)#timeout login response 120

Console(config-line)#

exec-timeout

This command sets the interval that the system waits until user input is detected. Use the no form to restore the default.

Syntax

exec-timeout [seconds] no exec-timeout

seconds - Integer that specifies the timeout interval. (Range: 0 - 65535 seconds; 0: no timeout)

Default Setting

CLI: No timeout

Telnet: 10 minutes

Command Mode

Line Configuration

Command Usage

•If user input is detected within the timeout interval, the session is kept open; otherwise the session is terminated.

•This command applies to both the local console and Telnet connections.

•The timeout for Telnet cannot be disabled.

•Using the command without specifying a timeout restores the default setting.

Example

To set the timeout to two minutes, enter this command:

Console(config-line)#exec-timeout 120

Console(config-line)#

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