pwd-max-history

This command specifies the number of passwords to retain.

Syntax

pwd-max-history count

Parameters

count: Specifies the number of passwords to retain. Enter a value in the range 1 - 65535. The default value is 5.

Guidelines

If password reuse is enabled with the pwd-history command, use the pwd-max-history command to specify the number of recent passwords to retain. Passwords that are retained are not eligible for reuse.

Example

Indicate that the three most recent passwords cannot be reused.

# pwd-history on
# pwd-max-history 3