Tacacs-Server Directed-Request - Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Command Reference Manual

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tacacs-server directed-request

To allow users to send authentication requests to a specific TACACS+ server when logging in, use
thetacacs-server directed request command. To revert to the default, use the no form of this command.
tacacs-server directed-request
no tacacs-server directed-request
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Command Default
Sends the authentication request to the configured TACACS+ server groups
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Release
4.0(1)
Usage Guidelines
You must use the feature tacacs+ command before you configure TACACS+.
The user can specify the username@vrfname :hostname during login, where vrfname is the virtual routing
and forwarding (VRF) name to use and hostname is the name of a configured TACACS+ server. The username
is sent to the server name for authentication.
If you enable the directed-request option, the Cisco NX-OS device uses only the RADIUS method for
Note
authentication and not the default local method.
This command does not require a license.
Examples This example shows how to allow users to send authentication requests to a specific TACACS+ server when
logging in:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# tacacs
-server
directed-request
This example shows how to disallow users to send authentication requests to a specific TACACS+ server
when logging in:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# no tacacs
-server
directed-request
Modification
This command was introduced.
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Security Command Reference
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