NSX CLI Guide

set auth-policy api max-auth-failures <auth-failures-arg>

Set the number of failed API authentication attempts that are allowed before the account is locked. If set to 0, account lockout is disabled.

Parameters:

Option	Description
<auth-failures>	Number of authentication failures in the range of 0 to 50 to trigger lockout

Example:

nsx> set auth-policy api max-auth-failures 5 nsx>

Mode:

Basic

Availability:

• Global Manager
• Manager
• NSX on VMC