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Related Commands
login
password-thresh
exec-timeout
Use this command to set the interval that the system waits unt il user input
is detected. Use the no form to remove the timeout definition.
Syntax
exec-timeout seconds
no exec-timeout
seconds - Integer that specifies the number of seconds.
(Range: 0 -65535 seconds; 0: no timeout)
Default Setting
CLI: No timeout
Telnet: 10 minutes
Command Mode
Line Configuration
Command Usage
If input is detected, the system resumes the current connection; or if no
connections exist, it returns the terminal to the idle state and
disconnects the incoming session.
This command applies to both the local console and Telnet
connections.
The timeout for Telnet cannot be disabled.
Example
To set the timeout to two minutes, enter this command:
Console(config-line)#exec-timeout 120
Console(config-line)#