HP StoreFabric SN6500B Administrator's Manual page 157

Configuring RADIUS service on Linux consists of the following tasks:
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Adding the Brocade attributes to the server
1. Create and save the file $PREFIX/etc/raddb/dictionary.brocade with the following information:
2. Open the file $PREFIX/etc/raddb/dictionary in a text editor and add the line:
Creating the user
1. Open the $PREFIX/etc/raddb/user file in a text editor.
2. Add the user names and their permissions for users accessing the switch and authenticating
Example of adding a user name to the RADIUS authentication
Example of using the local system password to authenticate users
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Adding the Brocade attributes to the server
Creating the user
Enabling clients
# dictionary.brocade
#
VENDOR Brocade 1588
#
# attributes
#
ATTRIBUTE Brocade-Auth-Role
ATTRIBUTE Brocade-AVPairs1
ATTRIBUTE Brocade-AVPairs2
ATTRIBUTE Brocade-AVPairs3
ATTRIBUTE Brocade-AVPairs4
ATTRIBUTE Brocade-Passwd-ExpiryDate
ATTRIBUTE Brocade-Passwd-WarnPeriod
This information defines the Brocade vendor ID as 1588, Brocade attribute 1 as
Brocade-Auth-Role, Brocade attribute 6 as Brocade-Passwd-ExpiryDate, and Brocade attribute
7 as Brocade-Passwd-WarnPeriod.
$INCLUDE dictionary.brocade
As a result, the file dictionary.brocade is located in the RADIUS configuration directory and
loaded for use by the RADIUS server.
through RADIUS.
The user logs in using the permissions specified with Brocade-Auth-Role. The valid permissions
include root, admin, switchAdmin, zoneAdmin, securityAdmin, basicSwitchAdmin, fabricAdmin,
operator, and user. You must use quotation marks around "password" and "role".
For example, to set up an account called JohnDoe with admin permissions with a password
expiry date of May 28, 2008 and a warning period of 30 days:
JohnDoe Auth-Type := Local
User-Password == "johnPassword",
Brocade-Auth-Role = "admin",
Brocade-Passwd-ExpiryDate = "05/28/08",
Brocade-Passwd-WarnPeriod = "30"
The next example uses the local system password file to authenticate users.
Remote authentication
1 string Brocade
2 string Brocade
3 string Brocade
4 string Brocade
5 string Brocade
6 string Brocade
7 string Brocade
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