Configuring TACACS+
Command or Action
Step 5
exit
Example:
switch(config)# exit
switch#
Step 6
(Optional) show tacacs-server directed-request
Example:
switch# show tacacs-server directed-request
Step 7
(Optional) copy running-config startup-config
Example:
switch# copy running-config startup-config
Related Topics
Configuring the Timeout Interval for a TACACS+ Server
You can set a timeout interval that the Cisco NX-OS device waits for responses from a TACACS+ server
before declaring a timeout failure. The timeout interval determines how long the Cisco NX-OS device waits
for responses from a TACACS+ server before declaring a timeout failure.
Before you begin
Enable TACACS+.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. configure terminal
2. tacacs-server host {ipv4-address | ipv6-address | hostname} timeout seconds
3. (Optional) show tacacs+ {pending | pending-diff}
4. (Optional) tacacs+ commit
5. exit
6. (Optional) show tacacs-server
7. (Optional) copy running-config startup-config
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
configure terminal
Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#
Step 2
tacacs-server host {ipv4-address | ipv6-address |
hostname} timeout seconds
Enabling TACACS+
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Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Security Configuration Guide, Release 9.x
Configuring the Timeout Interval for a TACACS+ Server
Purpose
Exits configuration mode.
Displays the TACACS+ directed request configuration.
Copies the running configuration to the startup
configuration.
Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.
Specifies the timeout interval for a specific server. The
default is the global value.
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