Users Guide

To return to the default setting, use the no aaa authentication login {method-list-name |
default} command.
Parameters
method-list-name Enter a text string (up to 16 characters long) as the name of a user-configured method
list that can be applied to different lines.
default Enter the keyword default to specify that the method list specified is the default
method for all terminal lines.
method Enter one of the following methods:
• enable: use the password the enable password command defines in
CONFIGURATION mode. Not available if role-only is in use.
• line: use the password the password command defines in LINE mode. Not
available if role-only is in use.
• local: use the password for the userid contained in the local password database.
• none: no authentication. Not available if role-only is in use.
• radius: use the RADIUS servers configured with the radius-server host
command.
• tacacs+: use the TACACS+ servers configured with the tacacs-server host
command.
... method4 (OPTIONAL) Enter up to four additional methods. In the event of a “no response” from
the first method, the system applies the next configured method (up to four configured
methods).
Defaults Not configured (that is, no authentication is performed).
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell Networking
OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.8(2.0) Introduced on the S3100 series.
9.8(1.0) Introduced on the Z9100-ON.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000–ON.
9.5(0.1) Added support for roles Z9500.
9.5(0.0) Added support for roles on the Z9000, S6000, S4820T, S4810, MXL
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
pre-6.2.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage Information
By default, the locally configured username password is used. If you configure aaa authentication login
default, Dell Networking OS uses the methods this command defines for login instead.
Methods configured with the aaa authentication login command are evaluated in the order they are
configured. If users encounter an error with the first method listed, Dell Networking OS applies the next method
configured. If users fail the first method listed, no other methods are applied. The only exception is the local
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