Cisco Nexus 3600 NX-OS - Configuring Default Login Authentication Methods

Procedure
PurposeCommand or Action
Enters global configuration mode.switch# configure terminal
Step 1
Configures login authentication methods for the console.switch(config)# aaa
authentication login console
Step 2
The group-list argument consists of a space-delimited list of
group names. The group names are the following:
{group group-list [none] | local
| none}
• radius —Uses the global pool of RADIUS servers for
authentication.
• named-group —Uses a named subset of TACACS+ or
RADIUS servers for authentication.
The local method uses the local database for authentication.
The none method uses the username only.
The default console login method is local, which is used when
no methods are configured or when all of the configured
methods fail to respond.
Exits global configuration mode.switch(config)# exit
Step 3
(Optional)
Displays the configuration of the console login authentication
methods.
switch# show aaa
authentication
Step 4
(Optional)
Copies the running configuration to the startup configuration.
switch# copy running-config
startup-config
Step 5
This example shows how to configure authentication methods for the console login:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# aaa authentication login console group radius
switch(config)# exit
switch# show aaa authentication
switch# copy running-config startup-config
Configuring Default Login Authentication Methods
The default method is local.
Before you configure default login authentication methods, configure RADIUS or TACACS+ server groups
as needed.
Cisco Nexus 3600 NX-OS Security Configuration Guide, Release 7.x
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Configuring AAA
Configuring Default Login Authentication Methods