Commands for Accessing the Switch
ExtremeWare XOS 11.5 supports only the Summit X450 family of switches and the BlackDiamond 8800 series switch.
ExtremeWare XOS 11.5 Command Reference Guide
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clear account lockout
clear account [all | <name>] lockout
Description
Re-enables an account that has been locked out (disabled) for exceeding the permitted number failed
login attempts, which was configured by using the
configure account password-policy lockout-
on-login-failures
command.
Syntax Description
Default
N/A.
Usage Guidelines
This command applies to sessions at the console port of the switch as well as all other sessions. You can
re-enable both user and administrative accounts, once they have been disabled for exceeding the 3
failed login attempts.
NOTE
The failsafe accounts are never locked out.
This command only clears the locked-out (or disabled) condition of the account. The action of locking
out accounts following the failed login attempts
remains
until you turn it off by issuing the
configure
account [all | <name>] password-policy lockout-on-login failures off
command.
Example
The following command re-enables the account finance, which had been locked out (disabled) for
exceeding 3 consecutive failed login attempts:
clear account finance lockout
History
This command was first available in ExtremeWare XOS 11.2.
Platform Availability
This command is available on all platforms.
all
Specifies all users.
name
Specifies an account name.