4-46 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide •June 2003
RADIUS and TACACS are logon authentication protocolsthat use software running
on a central server to control access to RADIUS-aware or TACACS-awaredevices on
the network. An authentication server contains a database of multiple user name
and password pairs with associated privilege levels for each user that requires
management access to a switch.
4.3.4.1 authentication login
Use this command to define the login authentication method and precedence. Use
the no form to restore the default.
Syntax
authentication login {[local][radius][tacacs]}
no authentication login
■local – Use local password.
■radius – Use RADIUS server password.
■tacacs – Use TACACS server password.
TABLE4-9 Authentication Commands
Command Function Mode Page
Authentication Method
authentication
login
Defines logon authentication method and precedence GC 4-46
RADIUS Client
radius-server host Specifies the RADIUS server GC 4-48
radius-server port Sets the RADIUS server network port GC 4-48
radius-server key Sets the RADIUS encryption key GC 4-49
radius-server
retransmit
Sets the number of retries GC 4-50
radius-server
timeout
Sets the interval between sending authentication
requests
GC 4-50
show radius-server Shows the current RADIUS settings PE 4-51
TACACSClient
tacacs-server host Specifies the TACACS server GC 4-52
tacacs-server port Sets the TACACS server network port GC 4-52
tacacs-server key Sets the TACACS encryption key GC 4-53
show tacacs-server Shows the current TACACS settings PE 4-54