Quick Reference Guide

776 TACACS+ Commands
• hostname — The hostname of the TACACS+ server. (Range: 1-255
characters).
Default Configuration
No TACACS+ host is specified.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
To specify multiple hosts, multiple tacacs-server host commands can be used.
TACACS servers are keyed by the host name, therefore it is advisable to use
unique host names.
Example
The following example specifies a TACACS+ host.
console(config)#tacacs-server host 172.16.1.1
console(tacacs)#
tacacs-server key
Use the tacacs-server key command in Global Configuration mode to set the
authentication and encryption key for all TACACS+ communications
between the switch and the TACACS+ daemon. To disable the key, use the
no form of this command.
Syntax
tacacs-server key [ key-string ]
no tacacs-server key
• key-string — Specifies the authentication and encryption key for all
TACACS communications between the switch and the TACACS+ server.
This key must match the key used on the TACACS+ daemon. (Range:
0–128 printable characters except for question marks and double quotes.)
Default Configuration
The default is an empty string.
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