Starting Tacacs+ Accounting; Displaying The Tacacs+ Configuration; Controlling Switch Access With Radius - Cisco WS-C3550-12G Software Configuration Manual

Chapter 6 Administering the Switch

Starting TACACS+ Accounting

The AAA accounting feature tracks the services that users are accessing and the amount of network
resources that they are consuming. When AAA accounting is enabled, the switch reports user activity to
the TACACS+ security server in the form of accounting records. Each accounting record contains
accounting attribute-value (AV) pairs and is stored on the security server. This data can then be analyzed
for network management, client billing, or auditing.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to enable TACACS+ accounting for each Cisco
IOS privilege level and for network services:
Command
Step 1 configure terminal
Step 2
aaa accounting network start-stop
tacacs+
Step 3
aaa accounting exec start-stop tacacs+
Step 4
end
Step 5
show running-config
Step 6 copy running-config startup-config
To disable accounting, use the no aaa accounting {network | exec} {start-stop} method1... global
configuration command.

Displaying the TACACS+ Configuration

To display TACACS+ server statistics, use the show tacacs privileged EXEC command.

Controlling Switch Access with RADIUS

This section describes how to enable and configure the Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
(RADIUS), which provides detailed accounting information and flexible administrative control over
authentication and authorization processes. RADIUS is facilitated through AAA and can be enabled only
through AAA commands.
Note For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this section, refer to the Cisco
IOS Security Command Reference for Release 12.1.
This section contains this configuration information:
•
•
•
•
78-11194-03
Understanding RADIUS, page 6-18
RADIUS Operation, page 6-19
Configuring RADIUS, page 6-19
Displaying the RADIUS Configuration, page 6-30
Purpose
Enter global configuration mode.
Enable TACACS+ accounting for all network-related service requests.
Enable TACACS+ accounting to send a start-record accounting notice
at the beginning of a privileged EXEC process and a stop-record at the
end.
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Verify your entries.
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Catalyst 3550 Multilayer Switch Software Configuration Guide
Controlling Switch Access with RADIUS
6-17