Set System Lockout; Show System Lockout Output Details - Enterasys Matrix DFE-Gold Series Configuration Manual

Setting User Accounts and Passwords
Table 2‐4 provides an explanation of the command output. These settings are configured with the
set system lockout command ("set system lockout" on page 2‐24).
Table 2-4 show system lockout Output Details
Output...
Unsuccessful login attempts
Duration of lockout
Period of inactivity

set system lockout

Use this command to set the number of failed login attempts before locking out (disabling) a read‐
write or read‐only user account, the number of minutes to lockout the default admin super user
account after maximum login attempts, and the number of inactive days before a non‐superuser
account is locked out.
Syntax
set system lockout {[attempts attempts] [time minutes] [inactive days]}
Parameters
attempts attempts
time minutes
inactive days
Defaults
attempts: 3
time: 15 minutes
inactive: 0 days.
Mode
Switch command, Super User.
Usage
An inactivity timer value of zero means that no account will be locked out due to inactivity.
Once a user account is locked out, it can only be re‐enabled by a super user with the set system
login command ("set system login" on page 2‐16).
2-24 Startup and General Configuration
What it displays...
Number of failed login attempts allowed before a read-write or read-
only user's account will be disabled.
Number of minutes the default admin user account will be locked out
after the maximum login attempts.
Number of days of inactivity before a non-superuser account is locked
out. Zero specifies no lockout will occur for inactivity.
Specifies the number of failed login attempts allowed before a read‐
write or read‐only user's account will be disabled. Valid values are 1 to
15.
Specifies the number of minutes the default admin user account will be
locked out after the maximum login attempts. Valid values are 0 to
65565.
Specifies the period of inactivity in days after which a non‐superuser
account will be locked out. Valid values are 0 to 65565.
set system lockout