Authentication and password commands, Aaa authentication enable – Dell PowerEdge FX2/FX2s User Manual

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Authentication and Password Commands

This section contains the commands that control the management access to the system.

aaa authentication enable

Configure AAA Authentication method lists for user access to EXEC privilege mode (the “Enable” access).

Syntax

aaa authentication enable {default | method-list-name} method
[... method2]
To return to the default setting, use the no aaa authentication enable
{default | method-list-name} method [... method2] command.

Parameters

default

Enter the keyword default then the authentication
methods to use as the default sequence of methods for the
Enable login. The default is default enable.

method-list-
name

Enter a text string (up to 16 characters long) to name the list
of enabled authentication methods activated at login.

method

Enter one of the following methods:

• enable: use the password the enable password

command defines in CONFIGURATION mode.

• line: use the password the password command defines

in LINE mode.

• none: no authentication.
• radius: use the RADIUS servers configured with the

radius-server host command.

• tacacs+: use the TACACS+ server(s) configured with the

tacacs-server host command.

... method2

(OPTIONAL) In the event of a “no response” from the first
method, Dell Networking Operating System (OS) applies the
next configured method.

Defaults

Use the enable password.

Command
Modes

CONFIGURATION

Command
History

Version 9.4(0.0)

Supported on the FN I/O aggregator.

Usage
Information

By default, the Enable password is used. If you configure aaa authentication
enable default, Dell Networking Operating System (OS) uses the methods
defined for Enable access instead.

Methods configured with the aaa authentication enable command are
evaluated in the order they are configured. If authentication fails using the primary
method, Dell Networking Operating System (OS) employs the second method (or
third method, if necessary) automatically. For example, if the TACACS+ server is

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