Users Guide

● 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
EMC Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.12(1.0) Introduced on the S5048F–ON.
9.11(0.0) Included a prompt to force the users to re-authenticate, when re-authentication is
enabled.
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.
9.5(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 EMC 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 EMC Networking OS applies
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