Acs Configuration Mode - Cisco CSACS-1121-K9 Reference Manual

Chapter 2 Using the ACS Command Line Interface
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If you are familiar with UNIX, you can equate the EXEC mode to root access. You could also equate it
to the administrator level in Windows NT or the supervisor in NetWare. In this mode, you have
permission to access everything in the ACS server, including the configuration commands. However, you
cannot enter configuration commands directly. Before you can change the ACS server's actual
configuration, you must enter the Configuration mode by running the configure or configure terminal
(conf t) command. Enter this command only when in the EXEC mode.
For example:
acs/admin# configure
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL-Z.
acs(config)#
The Configuration mode has several submodes; each has its own prompt. To enter these submodes, you
must first enter the Configuration mode by entering the configure terminal command.
To exit the Configuration mode, enter the end, exit, or Ctrl-z command. To exit the EXEC mode, enter
the exit command. To exit both Configuration and EXEC modes, enter this sequence of commands:
acs/admin(config)# exit
acs/admin# exit
To obtain a listing of commands in the EXEC mode, enter a question mark (?):
acs/admin# ?

ACS Configuration Mode

Use the ACS Configuration mode to set the debug log level for the ACS management and runtime
components, show system settings, reset server certificate and IP address access list, and manage import
and export processes. You must have privileges to enter the ACS Configuration mode. To do so, run the
acs-config command in the EXEC mode; then, enter the administrative username and password that you
use to log in to the ACS web interface.
The default username and password to access the ACS web interface are acsadmin and default, and the
first time you log in to the web interface, you will be prompted to change the default password. Cisco
recommends that you do so for security reasons. You can change your password for the first time only
by logging in to the web interface. You will also be prompted to install the license.
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For example:
acs/admin# acs-config
Escape character is CNTL/D.
Username: acsadmin
Password: <pwd>
acs/acsadmin(config-acs)#
Configuration mode, the (config) keyword and a pound sign (#) appear after the hostname of the
ACS server and your username.
For example:
acs/admin# configure
Enter configuration commands, one per line.
acs/admin(config)# (configuration mode)
(configuration mode)
(ACS configuration mode)
End with CNTL/Z.
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