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Server Commands 35
Authentication Commands
Authentication Commands
Set Authentication
Set Authentication Local
Description Sets the authentication method for the IOLAN.
User Level Admin
Syntax
set authentication type primary|secondary
none|local|radius|kerberos|ldap|tacacs+|securid|nis
[secondary-as-backup on|off] [auth-admin-user-local on|off]
Options primary
The first authentication method that the IOLAN attempts. Some type of authentication
must be done by the IOLAN, therefore,
None is not a valid option for the Primary
Authentication Method .
secondary
If the Primary Authentication Method fails, the next authentication method that the
IOLAN attempts. You can choose to use authentication methods in combination. For
example, you can specify the
Primary Authentication Method as Local and the
Secondary Authentication Method as RADIUS . Therefore, some users can be defined
in the IOLAN ( Local ) others in RADIUS .
none | local | radius | kerberos | ldap | tacacs+ | securid | nis
Specify the authentication method that the IOLAN will use to authenticate users (this
must already be set up in your network).
secondary-as-backup
When enabled, the Secondary Authentication method will be tried only when the
IOLAN cannot communicate with the Primary Authentication server.
auth-admin-user-local
When enabled, the IOLAN will only authenticate the admin user in the local user
database, regardless of any external authentication methods configured. When disabled,
a user called admin must exist when only external authentication methods are
configured, or you will not be able to access the IOLAN as the admin user, except
through the console port. The default is
on .
Description Configures local authentication settings. When you configure the IOLAN to
authenticate users locally, you can require that the users be configured in the User table.
You can also enable the
Guest mode. This mode allows users to log into the IOLAN
using any user name, but they will only get authenticated if they match the password
configured for the
Guest account.
User Level Admin
Syntax
set authentication local [guest-mode on|off] [password <text>]
Options guest-mode
Allow users who are not defined in the User database to log into the IOLAN with any
user ID and the specified password. Guest users inherit their settings from the Default
User ’s configuration.
password
The password that Guest users must use to log into the IOLAN.