Cisco Headend Digital Broadband Delivery System
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Session Lock
Session Lock Defaults
The system will lock an OS user account after a configurable number of unsuccessful
OS login attempts. After the account is locked, an administrator must unlock the
account.
OS login attempts. After the account is locked, an administrator must unlock the
account.
Note: Session lock does NOT apply to web access to the Administrative Console.
Default number of unsuccessful login attempts before the user account is locked:
5
5
Recovery: Administrator must reset the user account
Changing the Session Lock Number
Note: This topic applies to OS logins to the DNCS, the RNCS, and the Application
Server.
1 Open an xterm window on the system.
2 Log into the system as root:
Server.
1 Open an xterm window on the system.
2 Log into the system as root:
a At the prompt, type
su -
and press Enter.
b Type the root password and press Enter.
3 Type
cd /etc/default
and press Enter.
4 Open the login file in a UNIX text editor.
5 Locate the following line in the login file:
5 Locate the following line in the login file:
#RETRIES=5
6 Uncomment the line (remove the # from the beginning of the line) and change
the number of retries to the number that you prefer.
Important:
Important:
We recommend that you keep the number of retries to as few as possible.
This helps prevent unauthorized use of your system.
This helps prevent unauthorized use of your system.
DO NOT set this number to 0 (zero). This provides 0 attempts to log into the
system.
system.
7 Save the login file and close the text editor.
8 Type
8 Type
exit
and press Enter to close the xterm window.
9 Log out of the system and log back in to make the changes effective.