Brocade Communications Systems IP250 user manual Configuring local database authentication

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To display the authentication audit trail, refer to “Displaying the client authentication audit trail” on page 391.

4. Click Close to close the Server Management Console.

Configuring local database authentication

Local database authentication enables you to authenticate a user account against the local database and the Management application server.

To configure local database authentication, complete the following steps.

1.Select the AAA Settings tab.

2.For Primary Authentication, select Local Database.

3.Click Test.

The Test Authentication dialog box displays.

4.Enter your user ID and password and click Test.

Test verifies your user ID and password for the local database and verifies user privileges on the Management application server.

5.Click Apply to save the configuration.

To display the authentication audit trail, refer to “Displaying the client authentication audit trail” on page 391.

6.Click Close to close the Server Management Console.

Displaying the client authentication audit trail

All responses to authentication requests coming from clients are logged to an audit trail log file. This file is automatically backed up on the first day of every month.

1.Select the AAA Settings tab.

2.Click Display next to Authentication Audit Trail. The Login dialog box displays.

3.Enter your username and password in the appropriate fields and click OK. The defaults are Administrator and password, respectively.

The Authentication Audit Trail log displays.

The audit trail shows user names that have attempted to log in to the Management application, and changes to user authentication.

4.Click the Client to Server Authentication tab to view the client to server authentication status.

5.Click the Authentication Settings Changes tab to view the previous authentication changes.

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