Exec-Timeout - Allied Telesis SwitchBlade x908 Series Software Reference Manual

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. This command
sets the time limit when the console or VTY connection automatically logs off after no activity.
The no parameter removes a specified timeout and resets to the default timeout (10 minutes).
Syntax
exec-timeout {<minutes>} [<seconds>]
no exec-timeout
Parameter
<minutes>
<seconds>
Line mode
Mode
The default for the exec-timeout command is 10 minutes and 0 seconds (exec-timeout 10 0)
Default
This command is used set the time the telnet session waits for an idle VTY session, before it
Usage
times out. An exec-timeout 0 0 setting will cause the telnet session to wait indefinitely. The
command exec-timeout 0 0 is useful while configuring a device, but reduces device security.
If no input is detected during the interval then the current connection resumes. If no
connections exist then the terminal returns to an idle state and disconnects incoming sessions.
To set VTY connections to timeout after 2 minutes, 30 seconds if there is no response from
Example
the user, use the following commands:
To reset the console connection to the default timeout of 10 minutes 0 seconds if there is no
response from the user, use the following commands:
line
Related Commands
service telnet
show running-config
Validation
Commands
C613-50007-01 REV B
Description
<0-35791> Required integer timeout value in minutes
<0-2147483> Optional integer timeout value in seconds
awplus(config)#
awplus(config-line)#
awplus(config)#
awplus(config-line)#
Software Reference for SwitchBlade® x908, x900 and x600 Series Switches
TM
AlliedWare Plus Operating System - Software Version 5.3.1
line vty 0 32
exec-timeout 2 30
line console 0
no exec-timeout
User Access Commands
5.5