Tacacs-Server Directed-Request - Cisco Nexus 5500 Series Command Reference Manual

Chapter T Commands

tacacs-server directed-request

To allow users to send authentication requests to a specific TACACS+ server when logging in, use the
tacacs-server directed request command. To revert to the default, use the no form of this command.
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 mode
Command History Release
5.2(1)N1(1)
Usage Guidelines You must use the feature tacacs+ command before you configure TACACS+.
During login, the user can specify the username@vrfname:hostname, where vrfname is the VRF to use
and hostname is the name of a configured TACACS+ server. The username is sent to the server name for
authentication.
Examples This example shows how to allow users to send authentication requests to a specific TACACS+ server
when logging in:
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(config)# no tacacs-server directed-request
Related Commands Command
feature tacacs+
show tacacs-server
directed request
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tacacs-server directed-request
no tacacs-server directed-request
Modification
This command was introduced.
Description
Enables TACACS+.
Displays a directed request TACACS+ server configuration.
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