Passwords History - Dell PowerConnect M6348 Cli Reference Manual

passwords aging
Use the passwords aging command in Global Configuration mode to implement expiration date
on the passwords. The user is required to change the passwords when they expire.
Use the no form of this command to disable the aging function.
Syntax
passwords aging
no passwords aging
age — Time for the expiration of the password. (Range: 1-365 days)
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Default Configuration
Password aging is disabled.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
The passwords aging feature functions only if the switch clock is synchronized to an SNTP
server. See "Clock Commands" on page 925 for additional information.
Example
The following example sets the password age limit to 100 days.
console(config)#passwords aging 100

passwords history

As administrator, use the passwords history command in Global Configuration mode to set the
number of previous passwords that are stored. This setting ensures that users do not reuse their
passwords often.
Use the no form of this command to disable the password history function.
Syntax
passwords history
no passwords history
historylength — Number of previous passwords to be maintained in the history. (Range:
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0–10.)
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age
historylength