Setting and verifying the login authentication mode

The following procedure configures TACACS+ as the primary source of authentication and the device-local user database as the secondary source. For complete information on login authentication mode, refer to the aaa authentication login command in the Extreme SLX-OS Command Reference.

  1. In privileged EXEC mode, use the configure terminal command to enter global configuration mode.
    device# configure terminal
    Entering configuration mode terminal
  2. Enter the aaa authentication login command with the specified parameters.
    device(config)# aaa authentication login tacacs+ local
  3. Enter the do show running-config aaa command to display the configuration.
    device(config)# do show running-config aaa
    aaa authentication login tacacs+ local
  4. Log in to the device using an account with TACACS+-only credentials to verify that TACACS+ is being used to authenticate the user.