Quick Reference Guide

426 TIC Commands
Example
The following example configures the required number of password changes before a password can be
reused to 3.
passwords history hold-time
The passwords history hold-time Global Configuration mode command configures the duration that a
password is relevant for tracking passwords history. To return to default use the no form of this
command.
Syntax
• passwords history hold-time days
• no passwords history hold-time
• days — The number of days for which a password is relevant for tracking passwords history.
(Range: 1 - number of days the password’s history is defined as the passwords history to be active).
Default Configuration
Disabled.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode.
User Guidelines
• The setting is relevant to local users passwords, line passwords and enable passwords.
• The passwords are not deleted from the history database when they are not relevant for the passwords
history tracking. Increasing the hold time might ’return back’ passwords.
Example
The following example configures the duration that a password is relevant for tracking passwords history.
passwords lockout
The passwords lockout Global Configuration mode command enables lockout of a user account after a
series of authentication failures. To disable lockout use the no form of this command.
Console (config)#passwords history 3
Console (config)#
passwords history hold-time 10
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