Updating The Server; Suppressing Accounting; Configuring Accounting; Accounting Default Configuration - Cisco WS-C2950SX-48-SI Configuration Manual

Configuring Accounting

Updating the Server

You can configure the switch to send accounting information to the TACACS+ server. There are two
options:
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Suppressing Accounting

You can configure the system to suppress accounting when an unknown user with no username accesses
the switch by using the set accounting suppress null-username enable command.
RADIUS and TACACS+ accounting are the same, except that RADIUS does not do command
Note
accounting, periodic updates, or allow null-username suppression.
Configuring Accounting
The following sections describe how to configure accounting for both TACACS+ and RADIUS.

Accounting Default Configuration

Table 30-4
Table 30-4 Accounting Default Configuration
Feature
Accounting
Accounting events (EXEC, system, commands, and connect) Disabled
Accounting records

Accounting Configuration Guidelines

This section lists the guidelines for configuring accounting on the switch:
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Newinfo—Sends accounting information to the server only when new accounting information
becomes available.
Periodic—Sends accounting update records at regular intervals. This option can be used to keep
up-to-date connection and session information even if the NAS restarts and loses the initial start
time. You must set a time lapse between periodic updates. Valid intervals are from 1 to
71582 minutes.
shows the default accounting configuration.
Configure RADIUS and TACACS+ servers before enabling accounting. See the
TACACS+ Servers" section on page 30-17
page 30-23, for more information on server setup.
Configure RADIUS and TACACS+ keys to encrypt protocol packets before enabling accounting.
See the "Specifying the TACACS+ Key" section on page 30-19
Key" section on page 30-25, for more information on the key setup.
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