Thursday, 29 March 2012

Configuring the Console Idle Privileged EXEC Timeout


Configuring the Console Idle Privileged EXEC Timeout 

 


DETAILED STEPS


 
Command or Action
Purpose
Step 1 
enable
Example:
Router> enable
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
Enter your password if prompted.
Step 2 
configure terminal
Example:
Router# configure terminal
Enters global configuration mode.
Step 3 
line console 0
Example:
Router(config)# line console 0
Configures the console line and starts the line configuration command collection mode.
Step 4 
exec-timeout minutes [seconds]
Example:
Router(config-line)# exec-timeout 0 0
Sets the idle privileged EXEC timeout, which is the interval that the privileged EXEC command interpreter waits until user input is detected.
The example shows how to specify no timeout.
Step 5 
end
Example:
Router(config-line)# end
Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 6 
show running-config
Example:
Router# show running-config
Displays the running configuration file.
Verify that you properly configured the idle privileged EXEC timeout.
Step 7 
exit
Example:
Router# exit
Exits privileged EXEC mode.
Note For the exec-timeout command to take effect, you must exit from the EXEC mode and login again.

 

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