Users Guide

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 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 Networking
OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
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.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
6.2.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage Information
By default, the Enable password is used. If you configure aaa authentication enable default, Dell
Networking OS uses the methods defined for Enable access instead.
Methods configured with the aaa authentication enable command are evaluated in the order they are
configured. If authentication fails using the primary method, Dell Networking OS employs the second method (or
third method, if necessary) automatically. For example, if the TACACS+ server is reachable, but the server key is
invalid, Dell Networking OS proceeds to the next authentication method. The TACACS+ is incorrect, but the user
is still authenticated by the secondary method.
Related Commands
enable password — changes the password for the enable command.
login authentication — enables AAA login authentication on the terminal lines.
password — creates a password.
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