Specifications

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Chapter 2 Cisco IOS Commands for the Catalyst 4500 Series Switches
aaa accounting system default start-stop group radius
aaa account ing system de fault start- stop group r adius
To receive the session termination messa ges after the switch reboots , use the aaa accou nting system
default start-stop group radius command. To disable accounting, use the no form of this command.
aaa accounting system default start-stop group radius
no aaa accounting system default start-stop group radius
Syntax Description This command has no arguments or keywords.
Defaults Accounting is disa bled.
Command Modes Global configura tion mode
Usage Guidelines 802.1X accounting require s the RADIUS server.
This command enables the AAA client’s accounting feature to for ward 802.1X update and watc hdog
packets from the 802.1X supplicant (workstation client) to the authentication (RADIUS) server.
(Watchdog packets are defined as EAPOL-L OGON, EAPOL-LOGOFF, and EA POL-INTERIM
messages.) Successful authentication and authorization of the supplicant by the authentication server is
required be for e th ese p ac kets a re c ons id ered val id a nd a re f orw arde d. When th e cli ent is re au the nti cate d,
an interim-update accounting notice is sent to the accounting server.
Examples This example shows how to generate a logoff after a switch reboots:
Switch(config)# aaa accounting system default start-stop group radius
Note The RADIUS authentication server must be properly configured to accept and log update or watchdog
packets from the AAA client.
Related Commands Command Description
aaa accounting dot1x default
start-stop group radius
Enables accounting for 802.1X authentication sessions.