1428 Password Management Commands
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.
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