xStack Gigabit Layer 3 Switch Command Line Interface Manual
config authen parameter response_timeout
Purpose
Used to configure the amount of time the Switch will wait for a user
to enter authentication before timing out.
Syntax
config authen parameter response_timeout <int 0-255>
Description
This command will set the time the Switch will wait for a response of
authentication from the user.
Parameters
response_timeout <int 0-255>
- Set the time, in seconds, the Switch
will wait for a response of authentication from the user attempting to
log in from the command line interface or telnet interface. An entry of
0 will denote that the Switch will never time out while waiting for a
response of authentication. The default setting is 30 seconds.
Restrictions Only
administrator-level users can issue this command.
Example usage:
To configure the response timeout for 60 seconds:
DGS-3324SRi:4# config authen parameter response_timeout 60
Command: config authen parameter response_timeout 60
Success.
DGS-3324SRi:4#
Example usage:
To configure the response timeout to never time out:
DGS-3324SRi:4# config authen parameter response_timeout 0
Command: config authen parameter response_timeout 0
Success.
DGS-3324SRi:4#
config authen parameter attempt
Purpose
Used to configure the maximum number of times the Switch will
accept authentication attempts.
Syntax
config authen parameter attempt <int 1-255>
Description
This command will configure the maximum number of times the
Switch will accept authentication attempts. Users failing to be
authenticated after the set amount of attempts will be denied
access to the Switch and will be locked out of further authentication
attempts. Command line interface users will have to wait 60
seconds before another authentication attempt. Telnet users will be
disconnected from the Switch.
Parameters
parameter attempt <int 1-255>
- Set the maximum number of
attempts the user may try to become authenticated by the Switch,
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