Updating The Server; Suppressing Accounting - Cisco WS-C6506 Software Manual

Understanding How Accounting Works
This example shows how to specify a RADIUS server and verify the configuration:
Console> (enable) set radius server 172.20.52.3
172.20.52.3 with auth-port 1812 added to radius server table as primary server.
Console> (enable) show radius
Login Authentication:
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tacacs
radius
local
Enable Authentication: Console Session
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tacacs
radius
local
Radius Deadtime:
Radius Key:
Radius Retransmit:
Radius Timeout:
Radius-Server
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172.20.52.3
Console> (enable)

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.
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Console Session
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disabled
disabled
enabled(primary)
disabled
disabled
enabled(primary)
Newinfo—Sends the accounting information to the server only when new accounting information
becomes available.
Periodic—Sends the accounting update records at regular intervals. This option could 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
71,582 minutes.
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Telnet Session
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disabled
disabled
enabled(primary)
Telnet Session
disabled
disabled
enabled(primary)
0 minutes
2
5 seconds
Status Auth-port
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primary 1812
Configuring the Switch Access Using AAA
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