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passwords lockout
The
passwords lockout
Global Configuration mode command enables user
account lockout after a series of authentication failures. Use the
no
form of
this command to disable the lockout feature.
Syntax
passwords lockout
number
no passwords lockout
Parameters
number
—Specifies the number of authentication failures before the user
account is locked-out. (Range: 1–
5
)
Default Configuration
Lockout is disabled.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
The setting is relevant to local users’ passwords, line passwords and enable
passwords.
The account is not locked out for access from the local console.
A user with privilege level 15 can release accounts that are locked out by using
the
set username active
,
set enable-password active
and
set line active
Privileged EXEC mode commands.
Disabling lockout unlocks all users.
Re-enabling lockout resets the authentication failures counters.
Changing the authentication failures threshold does not reset the counters.
