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PPP Commands on Cisco IOS XR Software
ppp max-bad-auth
To configure a PPP interface not to reset itself immediately after an authentication failure but instead to
allow a specified number of authentication retries, use the ppp max-bad-auth command in interface
configuration mode. To reset to the default of immediate reset, use the no form of this command.
Syntax Description
retries
Defaults
retries = 0
Command Modes Interface configuration
Command History Release
Release 3.7.1
Usage Guidelines To use this command, you must be in a user group associated with a task group that includes the proper
task IDs.
The ppp max-bad-auth command applies to any interface on which PPP encapsulation is enabled.
Task ID Task ID
ppp
aaa
Examples
In the following example, POS interface 0/3/0/1 is set to allow two additional retries after an initial
authentication failure (for a total of three failed authentication attempts):
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface POS 0/3/0/1
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# encapsulation ppp
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# ppp authentication chap
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# ppp max-bad-auth 3
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ppp max-bad-auth retries
no ppp max-bad-auth
Number of retries after which the interface is to reset itself. Range is from 0 to 10.
Default is 0 retries.
Modification
This command was introduced on the Cisco ASR 14000 Series Router.
Operations
read, write
read, write
Cisco ASR 14000 Series Router Interface and Hardware Component Command Reference
ppp max-bad-auth
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