Technical Documentation

console (Physical Port)

Syntax

console {disable;insecure;log-out-on-disconnect;type terminal-type;}

Hierarchy Level

[edit system ports]

Release Information

Statement introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.

disable option added in Junos OS Release 7.6.

Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 9.0 for EX Series switches.

Description

Configure the characteristics of the console port.

Default

The console port is enabled and its speed is 9600 baud.

Options

disable—Disable console login connections.

insecure—Disable root login connections to the console and auxiliary ports. Configuring the console port as insecure also prevents superusers and anyone with a user identifier (UID) of 0 from establishing terminal connections in multiuser mode.

log-out-on-disconnect—Log out the session when the data carrier on the console port is lost.

type terminal-type—Type of terminal that is connected to the port.

Range: ansi, vt100, small-xterm, xterm
Default: The terminal type is unknown, and the user is prompted for the terminal type.

Required Privilege Level

system—To view this statement in the configuration.

system-control—To add this statement to the configuration.


Published: 2010-07-08

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