DGS-3700 Series Layer 2 Managed Gigabit Ethernet Switch CLI Reference Guide
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create authen_enable method_list_name
implemented on the Switch.
Parameters
<string 15>
−
Enter an alphanumeric string of up to 15 characters to define the given
enable method list
to create.
Restrictions
Only Administrator-level users can issue this command.
Example usage:
To create a user-defined method list, named “Permit” for promoting user privileges to Administrator
privileges:
DGS-3700-12:5#create authen_enable method_list_name Permit
Command: create authen_enable method_list_name Permit
Success.
DGS-3700-12:5#
config authen_enable
Purpose
Used to configure a user-defined method list of authentication methods for promoting
normal user level privileges to Administrator level privileges on the Switch.
Syntax
config authen_enable [default | method_list_name <string 15>] method {tacacs |
xtacacs | | radius | server_group <string 15> | local_enable | none}
Description
This command is used to promote users with normal level privileges to Administrator
level privileges using authentication methods on the Switch. Once a user acquires
normal user level privileges on the Switch, he or she must be authenticated by a
method on the Switch to gain administrator privileges on the Switch, which is
defined by the Administrator. A maximum of eight enable method lists can be
implemented simultaneously on the Switch.
The sequence of methods implemented in this command will affect the authentication
result. For example, if a user enters a sequence of methods like
tacacs – xtacacs –
local_enable,
the Switch will send an authentication request to the first
TACACS
host in the server group. If no verification is found, the Switch will send an
authentication request to the second
TACACS
host in the server group and so on,
until the list is exhausted. At that point, the Switch will restart the same sequence
with the following protocol listed,
xtacacs
. If no authentication takes place using
the
xtacacs
list, the
local_enable
password set in the Switch is used to authenticate
the user.
Successful authentication using any of these methods will give the user an “Admin”
level privilege.
Parameters
default
– The default method list for administration rights authentication, as defined
by the user. The user may choose one or a combination of up to four (4) of the
following authentication methods:
tacacs
– Adding this parameter will require the user to be authenticated using the
TACACS
protocol from the remote TACACS
server hosts
of the TACACS
server
group
list.
xtacacs
– Adding this parameter will require the user to be authenticated using the
XTACACS
protocol from the remote XTACACS
server hosts
of the XTACACS
server group
list.
– Adding this parameter will require the user to be authenticated using the
protocol from the remote
server hosts
of the
server group
list.
radius
– Adding this parameter will require the user to be authenticated using the
