CLI Configuration

Cumulus Linux provides several options to configure the CLI; you can set a CLI session timeout, and enable and configure the pager.

Set the CLI Session Timeout

To reduce the window of opportunity for unauthorized user access to an unattended CLI session on the switch, or to end an inactive session and release the resources associated with it, set the CLI session to exit after a certain amount of idle time.

cumulus@switch:~$ nv set system cli inactive-timeout 300
cumulus@switch:~$ nv config apply

cumulus@switch:~$ sudo nano /etc/profile.d/tmout.sh
...
readonly TMOUT=18000
export TMOUT

Configure the CLI Pager

The CLI pager enables you to view the contents of a large file or the output of an NVUE command one page at a time in the terminal window, using the up and down arrow keys or the space bar.

To configure the CLI pager, set the pager state and the pager options.

• You can set the pager state to enabled or disabled. The default value is disabled.
• You can set the pager options to more, less, or vim. The default value is less.

cumulus@switch:~$ nv set system cli pagination state enabled
cumulus@switch:~$ nv set system cli pagination pager more
cumulus@switch:~$ nv config apply

cumulus@switch:~$ sudo nano /etc/profile.d/nvue_cli.sh
...
export NVUE_PAGINATE=on
export NVUE_PAGER=more

Show CLI Settings

To show the current CLI settings, run the nv show system cli command:

cumulus@switch:~$ nv show system cli
                  applied
----------------  -------
inactive-timeout  300  
pagination               
  state           enabled
  pager           more

To show the configured pager options only, run the nv show system cli pagination command:

cumulus@switch:~$ nv show system cli pagination
       applied
-----  -------
state  enabled
pager  more