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Chapter 21 Configuring Switch Access Using AAA
Configuring Authentication
To specify the timeout interval, perform this task in privileged mode:
This example shows how to specify the server timeout interval and verify the configuration:
Console> (enable)
set tacacs timeout 30
Tacacs timeout set to 30 seconds.
Console> (enable)
show tacacs
Tacacs key: Secret_TACACS_key
Tacacs login attempts: 3
Tacacs timeout: 30 seconds
Tacacs direct request: disabled
Tacacs-Server Status
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172.20.52.3
172.20.52.2 primary
172.20.52.10
Console> (enable)
Specifying the Login Attempts
You can specify the number of failed login attempts allowed.
To specify the number of login attempts allowed, perform this task in privileged mode:
This example shows how to specify the number of login attempts and verify the configuration:
Console> (enable)
set tacacs attempts 5
Tacacs number of attempts set to 5.
Console> (enable)
show tacacs
Tacacs key: Secret_TACACS_key
Tacacs login attempts: 5
Tacacs timeout: 30 seconds
Tacacs direct request: disabled
Tacacs-Server Status
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172.20.52.3
172.20.52.2 primary
172.20.52.10
Console> (enable)
Task
Command
Step 1
Specify the timeout interval.
set tacacs timeout
seconds
Step 2
Verify the configuration.
show tacacs
Task
Command
Step 1
Specify the number of allowed login attempts.
set tacacs attempts
number
Step 2
Verify the configuration.
show tacacs