426 TIC CommandsExampleThe following example configures the required number of password changes before a password can bereused to 3.passwords history hold-timeThe passwords history hold-time Global Configuration mode command configures the duration that apassword is relevant for tracking passwords history. To return to default use the no form of thiscommand.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 ConfigurationDisabled.Command ModeGlobal 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 passwordshistory tracking. Increasing the hold time might ’return back’ passwords.ExampleThe following example configures the duration that a password is relevant for tracking passwords history.passwords lockoutThe passwords lockout Global Configuration mode command enables lockout of a user account after aseries of authentication failures. To disable lockout use the no form of this command.Console (config)#passwords history 3Console (config)# passwords history hold-time 105400_CLI.book Page 426 Wednesday, December 17, 2008 4:33 PM
