User Access Commands
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5.6
AlliedWare Plus
TM
Operating System Software Reference C613-50003-00 REV E
Software Version 5.2.1
exec-timeout
This command sets the interval your device waits for user input from either a console or VTY
connection. Once the timeout interval is reached, the connection is dropped.
The
no
parameter removes the timeout.
Syntax
exec-timeout
{
<minutes>
} [
<seconds>
]
no exec-timeout
Mode
Line mode
Usage
This command is used set the time the telnet session waits for an idle VTY session, before it
times out. An
exec-timeout 0 0
setting will cause the telnet session to wait indefinitely.
Examples
To set VTY connections to timeout after 2 minutes, 30 seconds if there is no response from
the user, use the commands:
awplus(config)#
line vty 0 32
awplus(config-line)#
exec-timeout 2 30
Related Commands
line
service telnet
Parameter
Description
minutes
<0-35791>
Required timeout value in minutes
seconds
<0-2147483>
Optional timeout value in seconds
