Cisco Systems Understanding Cisco TACACS Timeout: Configure Timeout Command and Server Host Settings

Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting Commands on Cisco IOS XR Software

tacacs-server timeout

tacacs-server timeout

To set the interval that the server waits for a server host to reply, use the tacacs-server timeout command in global configuration mode. To restore the default, use the no form of this command.

tacacs-server timeout seconds

no tacacs-server timeout

Syntax Description

Defaults

Command Modes

Command History

seconds	Integer that specifies the timeout interval (in seconds) from 1 to 1000.
seconds: 5 seconds
Global configuration
Release	Modification
Release 2.0	This command was introduced on the Cisco CRS-1.
Release 3.0	No modification.
Release 3.2	This command was supported on the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router.
Release 3.3.0	No modification.

Usage Guidelines To use this command, you must be in a user group associated with a task group that includes the proper task IDs. For detailed information about user groups and task IDs, see the Configuring AAA Services on Cisco IOS XR Software module of the Cisco IOS XR System Security Configuration Guide.

Use the tacacs-server timeout command to set the interval that the server waits for a server host to reply.

The TACACS+ server timeout is used only if no timeout is configured for an individual TACACS+ server. Timeout intervals configured for an individual TACACS+ server always override this global timeout configuration.

Task ID

Examples

Task ID	Operations
aaa	read, write

The following example shows the interval timer being changed to 10 seconds:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# tacacs-server timeout 10

Related Commands	Command	Description
	tacacs-server host	Specifies a TACACS+ host.

Cisco IOS XR System Security Command Reference

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