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Security Commands
configure tacacs-accounting shared-secret
configure tacacs-accounting [primary | secondary] shared-secret {encrypted}
<string>
Description
Configures the shared secret string used to communicate with the accounting server.
Syntax Description
Default
N/A
Usage Guidelines
The secret must be the same between the client switch and the accounting server.
If the server address is not specified, shared secret is configured for all primary and secondary
accounting servers.
You must first configure the accounting server information before configuring the shared
secret for a specific server.
Example
The following command configures the shared secret as “tacacsaccount” on the primary
accounting server:
configure tacacs-accounting primary shared-secret tacacsaccount
History
This command was first available in ExtremeWare 6.1.
This command was added to the Summit “ e ” series of switches in ExtremeWare 7.2e.
Platform Availability
This command is available on all platforms.
primary Configures the authentication string for the primary accounting server.
secondary Configures the authentication string for the secondary accounting server.
encrypted Indicates that the secret should be encrypted.
string The string to be used for authentication.