The lock-break command enables or disables the ability to unconditionally break during a lock failure.
By default, the user is allowed to break during a lock failure even if the break has been disabled by the user. This is to allow escape from deadlock situations.
On communications lines, this can cause trouble since certain hardware can generate erroneous break signals. In this case, it is recommended to disable this function by doing lock-break (f.
lock-break {(options}
| options | n | Allows breaking during lock failure. |
| f | Disallows breaking during lock failure. |