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aaa accounting 
Enable AAA accounting and create a record for monitoring the accounting function.
Syntax
aaa accounting {system | exec | commands level} {name | default} {start-stop | wait-start | 
stop-only} {tacacs+} 
To disable AAA Accounting, use the no aaa accounting {system | exec | command level} {name | 
default} {start-stop | wait-start | stop-only} {tacacs+} command.
Parameters
 
Defaults
none
Command Modes
CONFIGURATION
Command
History
Example
Figure 29-1.  aaa accounting Command Examples 
Usage
Information
In Figure 29-1, TACACS+ accounting is used to track all usage of EXEC command and commands on 
privilege level 15.
Privilege level 15 is the default. If you want to track usage at privilege level 1, for example, use aaa 
accounting command 1.
Related
Commands
system Enter the keyword system to send accounting information of any other AAA 
configuration.
exec Enter the keyword exec to send accounting information when a user has logged in to 
the EXEC mode.
commands level  Enter the keyword command followed by a privilege level for accounting of 
commands executed at that privilege level. 
name | default 
Enter one of the following: 
• For 
name, a user-defined name of a list of accounting methods 
•
default for the default accounting methods
start-stop Enter the keyword start-stop to send a “start accounting” notice at the beginning of 
the requested event and a “stop accounting” notice at the end of the event.
wait-start Enter the keyword wait-start to ensure that the TACACS+ security server 
acknowledges the start notice before granting the user’s process request.
stop-only Enter the keyword stop-only to instruct the TACACS+ security server to send a 
“stop record accounting” notice at the end of the requested user process.
tacacs+ Enter the keyword tacacs+ to use TACACS+ data for accounting. FTOS currently 
only supports TACACS+ accounting.
Version 8.3.16.1 Introduced on MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module
FTOS(conf)# aaa accounting exec default start-stop tacacs+
FTOS(conf)# aaa accounting command 15 default start-stop tacacs+
FTOS (config)#
enable password Changes the password for the enable command.
login authentication Enables AAA login authentication on terminal lines.
password Creates a password.
tacacs-server host Specifies a TACACS+ server host.