User Guide

Chapter 6 Configuring authentication 261
Nortel Secure Network Access Switch 4050 User Guide
Configuring local database authentication using the CLI
You can configure the Nortel SNAS 4050 domain to use a local database for
authentication. To configure the Local database method, perform the following
steps:
1 Create the Local database method (see “Adding the local database
authentication method using the CLI” on page 261).
2 Populate the database (see “Managing the local database using the CLI” on
page 264).
3 Save a backup copy of the database, using the
/cfg/domain 1/aaa/
auth #/local/export
command (see “Managing the local database using
the CLI” on page 264).
4 Modify settings for the authentication method itself, if desired (see
“Configuring authentication methods using the CLI” on page 239).
5 Set the authentication order (see “Specifying authentication fallback order
using the CLI” on page 267).
Adding the local database authentication method using the CLI
To create the Local database authentication method, use the following command:
/cfg/domain 1/aaa/auth <auth ID>
Note: If you ran the quick setup wizard during initial setup, Local
database authentication has been created with authentication ID = 1. The
database contains one test user (
tg), who belongs to a group called
tunnelguard. To continue configuring the local database, go to
“Managing the local database using the CLI” on page 264.