3com WX2200 3CRWX220095A User Manual

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ASSWORDS

You can specify a number between 0 – 2147483647. Specifying 0 causes 
the number of allowable login attempts to reset to the default values.

If a user is locked out of the system, you can restore the user’s access with 
the clear user lockout command. (See “Restoring Access to a 
Locked-Out User” on page 70.)

For example, to allow users a maximum of 3 attempts to log into the 
system, type the following command:

WX# set authentication max-attempts 3
success: change accepted.

To specify the minimum allowable length for user passwords, use the 
following command:

set authentication minimum-password-length length

You can specify a minimum password length between 0 ñ 32 characters. 
Specifying 0 removes the restriction on password length. By default, there 
is no minimum length for user passwords. When this command is 
configured, you cannot configure a password shorter than the specified 
length.

When you enable this command, MSS evaluates the passwords 
configured on the WX switch and displays a list of users whose password 
does not meet the minimum length restriction.

For example, to set the minimum length for user passwords at 7 
characters, type the following command:

WX# set authentication minimum-password-length 7
warning: the following users have passwords that are shorter 
than the minimum password length -
dan
admin
user2
goofball
success: change accepted.