Users Guide

For AAA servers to use a group of TACACS servers, you must explicitly configure the group using the aaa
tacacs group group-name command. The order in which the TACACS servers are tried depends on
the order in which they are configured.
Example
DellEMC(conf)# tacacs-server group group1
DellEMC(conf-tacacs-group)# tacacs-server host 1.1.1.1 key secr-et
DellEMC(conf-tacacs-group)# no tacacs-server host 1.1.1.1
DellEMC(conf-tacacs-group)#
Related
Commands
● aaa authentication login — specifies the login authentication method.
● tacacs-server key — configures a TACACS+ key for the TACACS server.
tacacs-server key
Configure a key for communication between a TACACS+ server and a client.
Syntax
tacacs-server key [encryption-type] key
To delete a key, use the no tacacs-server key key command.
Parameters
encryption-type (OPTIONAL) Enter either zero (0) or 7 as the encryption type for the key entered.
The options are:
● 0 is the default and means the key is not encrypted and stored as clear text.
● 7 means that the key is encrypted and hidden.
key Enter a text string, up to 42 characters long, as the clear text password. Leading
spaces are ignored.
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell
EMC Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.12(1.0) Introduced on the S5048F–ON.
9.10(0.1) Introduced on the S6010-ON and S4048T-ON.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S3148.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S6100-ON.
9.8(2.0) Introduced on the S3100 series.
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.
7.7.1.0 Authentication key length increased to 42 characters.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
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