Users Guide

When configuring a TACACS+ server host, you can set different communication parameters, such as the key password.
Example of Specifying a TACACS+ Server Host
DellEMC(conf)#
DellEMC(conf)#aaa authentication login tacacsmethod tacacs+
DellEMC(conf)#aaa authentication exec tacacsauthorization tacacs+
DellEMC(conf)#tacacs-server host 25.1.1.2 key Force
DellEMC(conf)#
DellEMC(conf)#line vty 0 9
DellEMC(config-line-vty)#login authentication tacacsmethod
DellEMC(config-line-vty)#end
Specifying a TACACS+ Server Host
To specify a TACACS+ server host and configure its communication parameters, use the following command.
● Enter the host name or IP address of the TACACS+ server host.
CONFIGURATION mode
tacacs-server host {hostname | ip-address} [port port-number] [timeout seconds] [key key]
Configure the optional communication parameters for the specific host:
○ port port-number: the range is from 0 to 65535. Enter a TCP port number. The default is 49.
○ timeout seconds: the range is from 0 to 1000. Default is 10 seconds.
○ key key: enter a string for the key. The key can be up to 42 characters long. This key must match a key configured on
the TACACS+ server host. This parameter must be the last parameter you configure.
If you do not configure these optional parameters, the default global values are applied.
To specify multiple TACACS+ server hosts, configure the tacacs-server host command multiple times. If you configure
multiple TACACS+ server hosts, Dell EMC Networking OS attempts to connect with them in the order in which they were
configured.
To view the TACACS+ configuration, use the show running-config tacacs+ command in EXEC Privilege mode.
To delete a TACACS+ server host, use the no tacacs-server host {hostname | ip-address} command.
freebsd2# telnet 2200:2200:2200:2200:2200::2202
Trying 2200:2200:2200:2200:2200::2202...
Connected to 2200:2200:2200:2200:2200::2202.
Escape character is '^]'.
Login: admin
Password:
DellEMC#
Command Authorization
The AAA command authorization feature configures Dell EMC Networking OS to send each configuration command to a
TACACS server for authorization before it is added to the running configuration.
By default, the AAA authorization commands configure the system to check both EXEC mode and CONFIGURATION mode
commands. Use the no aaa authorization config-commands command to enable only EXEC mode command
checking.
If rejected by the AAA server, the command is not added to the running config, and a message displays:
04:07:48: %RPM0-P:CP %SEC-3-SEC_AUTHORIZATION_FAIL: Authorization failure Command
authorization failed for user (denyall) on vty0 ( 10.11.9.209 )
Certain TACACS+ servers do not authenticate the device if you use the aaa authorization commands level default
local tacacs+ command. To resolve the issue, use the aaa authorization commands level default tacacs+
local command.
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