SMC Networks SMC6824M manual Syntax Password-thresh threshold no password-thresh

COMMAND LINE INTERFACE

password-thresh

This command sets the password intrusion threshold which limits the number of failed logon attempts. Use the no form to remove the threshold value.

Syntax

password-thresh [threshold] no password-thresh

threshold - The number of allowed password attempts. (Range: 1-120; 0: no threshold)

Default Setting

The default value is three attempts.

Command Mode

Line Configuration

Command Usage

•When the logon attempt threshold is reached, the system interface becomes silent for a specified amount of time before allowing the next logon attempt. (Use the silent-timecommand to set this interval.) When this threshold is reached for Telnet, the Telnet logon interface shuts down.

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

Example

To set the password threshold to five attempts, enter this command:

Console(config-line)#password-thresh 5

Console(config-line)#

Related Commands

silent-time (4-20)

4-19