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Parameters
Defaults
Not configured.
Command Modes
CONFIGURATION
Command History
Usage Information
To list multiple TACACS+ servers to be used by the aaa authentication login command, configure this
command multiple times.
If you are not configuring the switch as a TACACS+ server, you do not need to configure the port,
timeout and key optional parameters. If you do not configure a key, the key assigned in the
tacacs-server key command is used.
Related
Commands
tacacs-server key
s z
Configure a key for communication between a TACACS+ server and client.
Syntax
tacacs-server key [encryption-type] key
To delete a key, use the no tacacs-server key key
hostname
Enter the name of the TACACS+ server host.
ip-address
Enter the IP address, in dotted decimal format, of the TACACS+ server host.
ipv6-address
Enter the IPv6 address in the x:x:x:x::x format of the RADIUS server host.
Note: The :: notation specifies successive hexadecimal fields of zeros.
port number (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword port followed by a number as the port to be
used by the TACACS+ server.
Range: zero (0) to 65535
Default: 49
timeout seconds (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword timeout followed by the number of seconds
the switch waits for a reply from the TACACS+ server.
Range: 0 to 1000
Default: 10 seconds
key key (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword key followed by a string up to 42 characters
long as the authentication key. This authentication key must match the key
specified in the tacacs-server key for the TACACS+ daemon.
Configure this parameter last because leading spaces are ignored.
Version 9.0.2.0 Introduced on S6000
Version 9.0.0.0 Added support for IPv6
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on Z9000
Version 7.7.1.0 Authentication key length increased to 42 characters
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced for S-Series
Version 9.0.2.0 Introduced on S6000
aaa authentication login Specify the login authentication method.
tacacs-server key Configure a TACACS+ key for the TACACS server.
S6000