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Commands for Accessing the Switch
configure account password-policy maxage
configure account [all | <name>] password-policy maxage [<num_days> | none]
Description
Configures a time limit for the passwords for specified accounts. The passwords for the default admin
account and the failsafe account do not age out.
Syntax Description
Default
N/A
Usage Guidelines
The passwords for the default admin account and the failsafe account never expire.
The time limit is specified in days, from 1 to 365 days. Existing sessions are not closed when the time
limit expires; it will not open the next time the user attempts to log in.
When a user logs into an account with an expired password, the system first verifies that the entered
password had been valid prior to expiring and then prompts the user to change the password.
NOTE
This is the sole time that a user with a user-level (opposed to an administrator-level) account can make
any changes to the user-level account.
Using the none
option
prevents the password for the specified account from ever expiring (it resets the
password to the system default of no time limit).
Example
The following command sets a 3-month time limit for the password for the account marketing:
configure account marketing password-policy max-age 90
History
This command was first available in ExtremeWare 7.4.
Platform Availability
This command is available on all platforms.
all Specifies all accounts (and future users).
name Specifies an account name.
num_days Specifies the length of time that a password can be used. The range is 1 to 365 days.
none Resets the password to never expire.