Show Accounting; Aaa Authentication; Configuration Task List For Aaa Authentication - Dell Force10 Z9000 Configuration Manual

Monitoring AAA Accounting
Dell Networking OS does not support periodic interim accounting because the periodic command can cause heavy congestion
when many users are logged in to the network.
No specific show command exists for TACACS+ accounting.
To obtain accounting records displaying information about users currently logged in, use the following command.
• Step through all active sessions and print all the accounting records for the actively accounted functions.
CONFIGURATION mode or EXEC Privilege mode

show accounting

Example of the show accounting Command for AAA Accounting
Dell#show accounting
Active accounted actions on tty2, User admin Priv 1
Task ID 1, EXEC Accounting record, 00:00:39 Elapsed, service=shell
Active accounted actions on tty3, User admin Priv 1
Task ID 2, EXEC Accounting record, 00:00:26 Elapsed, service=shell
Dell#

AAA Authentication

Dell Networking OS supports a distributed client/server system implemented through authentication, authorization, and accounting
(AAA) to help secure networks against unauthorized access.
In the Dell Networking implementation, the Dell Networking system acts as a RADIUS or TACACS+ client and sends authentication
requests to a central remote authentication dial-in service (RADIUS) or Terminal access controller access control system plus
(TACACS+) server that contains all user authentication and network service access information.
Dell Networking uses local usernames/passwords (stored on the Dell Networking system) or AAA for login authentication. With AAA,
you can specify the security protocol or mechanism for different login methods and different users. In Dell Networking OS, AAA uses
a list of authentication methods, called method lists, to define the types of authentication and the sequence in which they are
applied. You can define a method list or use the default method list. User-defined method lists take precedence over the default
method list.
NOTE: If a console user logs in with RADIUS authentication, the privilege level is applied from the RADIUS server if the
privilege level is configured for that user in RADIUS, whether you configure RADIUS authorization.

Configuration Task List for AAA Authentication

The following sections provide the configuration tasks.
• Configure Login Authentication for Terminal Lines
• Configuring AAA Authentication Login Methods
• Enabling AAA Authentication
For a complete list of all commands related to login authentication, refer to the Security chapter in the Dell Networking OS
Command Reference Guide.
Configure Login Authentication for Terminal Lines
You can assign up to five authentication methods to a method list. Dell Networking OS evaluates the methods in the order in which
you enter them in each list.
If the first method list does not respond or returns an error, Dell Networking OS applies the next method list until the user either
passes or fails the authentication. If the user fails a method list, Dell Networking OS does not apply the next method list.
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