Concept Guide

exec Enter the keyword exec to send accounting information when a user has logged in to
EXEC mode.
commands level Enter the keyword command then a privilege level for accounting of commands executed
at that privilege level.
name | default Enter one of the following:
• For name, enter a user-dened name of a list of accounting methods.
• For default, the default accounting methods used.
start-stop Enter the keywords start-stop to send a “start accounting” notice at the beginning of
the requested event and a “stop accounting” notice at the end of the event.
wait-start Enter the keywords wait-start to ensure that the TACACS+ security server
acknowledges the start notice before granting the user’s process request.
stop-only Enter the keywords stop-only to instruct the TACACS+ security server to send a “stop
record accounting” notice at the end of the requested user process.
radius Enter the keyword radius to use RADIUS service for exec and dot1x accounting.
tacacs+ Enter the keyword tacacs+ to use TACACS+ data for accounting. Dell Networking OS
currently only supports TACACS+ accounting.
Defaults none
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Supported Modes All Modes
Command History
Version Description
9.14(1.5) Added support for RADIUS accounting.
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.4(0.0) Supported on the FN I/O Aggregator and M I/O Aggregator.
Usage Information
In the example above, TACACS+ accounting is used to track all usage of EXEC command and commands on
privilege level 15.
Privilege level 15 is the default. If you want to track usage at privilege level 1 for example, use the aaa
accounting command 1 command.
Example (TACACS+)
DellEMC(conf)# aaa accounting exec default start-stop tacacs+
DellEMC(conf)# aaa accounting command 15 default start-stop tacacs+
DellEMC(conf)# aaa accounting command role secaadmin default start-stop tacacs+
Example (RADIUS)
DellEMC(conf)# aaa accounting dot1x default start-stop radius
DellEMC(conf)# aaa accounting dot1x default stop-only radius
Related Commands
enable password — changes the password for the enable command.
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