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name | default Enter one of the following:
● For name, enter a user-defined 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.
aaa accounting suppress
Prevent the generation of accounting records of users with the user name value of NULL.
Syntax
aaa accounting suppress null-username
To permit accounting records to users with user name value of NULL, use the no aaa accounting
suppress null-username command.
Defaults Accounting records are recorded for all users.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Supported Modes All Modes
1008 Security