Administrator Guide

aaa authorization role-only
Configure authentication to use the user’s role only when determining if access to commands is permitted.
C9000
Syntax
aaa authorization role-only
To return to the default setting, use the no aaa authentication role-only command.
Parameters
name Enter a text string for the name of the user up to 63 characters. It cannot be one of the
system defined roles (sysadmin, secadmin, netadmin, netoperator).
inherit existing-
role-name
Enter the inherit keyword then specify the system defined role to inherit permissions
from (sysadmin, secadmin, netadmin, netoperator).
Defaults none
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.5(0.0) Introduced on the Z9000, S6000, S4820T, S4810, and MXL.
Usage Information
By default, access to commands are determined by the user’s role (if defined) or by the user’s privilege level. If
the aaa authorization role-only command is enabled, then only the user’s role is used.
Before you enable role-based only AAA authorization:
1. Locally define a system administrator user role.This will give you access to login with full permissions even if
network connectivity to remote authentication servers is not available.
2. Configure login authentication on the console. This ensures that all users are properly identified through
authentication no matter the access point
3. Specify an authentication method (RADIUS, TACACS+, or Local).
4. Specify authorization method (RADIUS, TACACS+ or Local).
5. Verify the configuration has been applied to the console or VTY line.
role
Changes command permissions for roles.
C9000
Syntax
role mode { { { addrole | deleterole } role-name } | reset } command
To delete access to a command, use the no role mode role-name
Parameters
mode
Enter one of the following keywords as the mode for which you are controlling access:
configure for CONFIGURATION mode
exec for EXEC mode
interface for INTERFACE modes
line for LINE mode
route-map for Route-map mode
router for Router mode
addrole Enter the keyword addrole to add permission to the command. You cannot add or
delete rights for the sysadmin role.
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