Administrator Guide

Authentication and Password Commands
To manage access to the system, use the following the commands.
aaa authentication enable
Configure AAA Authentication method lists for user access to EXEC privilege mode (the “Enable” access).
Syntax
aaa authentication enable {default | method-list-name} method [... method2]
To return to the default setting, use the no aaa authentication enable {default | method-
list-name} method [... method2] command.
Parameters
default Enter the keyword default then the authentication methods to use as the default
sequence of methods for the Enable login. The default is default enable.
method-list-name Enter a text string (up to 16 characters long) to name the list of enabled authentication
methods activated at login.
method Enter one of the following methods:
• enable: use the password the enable password command defines in
CONFIGURATION mode.
• line: use the password the password command defines in LINE mode.
• none: no authentication.
• radius: use the RADIUS servers configured with the radius-server host
command.
• tacacs+: use the TACACS+ server(s) configured with the tacacs-server host
command.
... method2 (OPTIONAL) In the event of a “no response” from the first method, Dell EMC Networking
OS applies the next configured method.
Defaults Use the enable password.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell EMC
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.10(0.1) Introduced on the S6010-ON and S4048T-ON.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S3148.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S6100-ON.
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.
9.2(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.
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