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128  Advanced Operations Switched PDU
Installation and Operations Manual
Setting the authentication order:
The Set Authorder command sets the authentication order for remote authentication sessions. The PDU supports two
methods for authentication order: Remote > Local and Remote Only.
The Remote > Local method first attempts authentication with the TACACS+ server and if unsuccessful with the
local user database on the PDU.
The Remote Only method attempts authentication only with the TACACS+ server and if unsuccessful, access is
denied.
NOTE: With the Remote Only method, if authentication fails due to a communication failure with the TACACS+ server, automatic
authentication fallback will occur to authenticate with the local user data base on the PDU.
To set the authentication order:
At the Switched CDU: prompt, type set authorder, followed by remotelocal or remoteonly and press Enter.
NOTE: Server Technology recommends not setting the authentication order to Remote Only until the TACACS+ has been fully configured
and tested.
Displaying TACACS+ configuration information:
The Show TACACS command displays TACACS+ configuration information.
To display the TACACS configuration information:
At the Switched CDU: prompt, type show tacacs and press Enter.
Example
The following command displays the TACACS configuration information:
Switched CDU: show tacacs<Enter>
TACACS+ Configuration
TACACS+: Enabled
Host 1: 98.76.54.32
Host 2: tacacs.servertech.com
Port: 50
TACACS+ Key: (Set)
Auth Order: Remote->Local
Configuring TACACS+ privilege levels
Setting TACACS+ account access level privileges:
The Set TacPriv Access command sets the access level privileges for a TACACS+ account. The PDU has four
defined access privilege levels: Admin, User, On-Only, and View-Only.
To set the access level privilege for a TACACS+ account :
At the Switched CDU: prompt, type set tacpriv access, followed by admin, user, ononly or viewonly, optionally
followed by a TACACS+ account number and press Enter.
Examples
The following command sets the TACACS+ account access level for account 14 to Admin:
Switched CDU: set tacpriv access admin 14<Enter>
The following command sets the TACACS+ account access level for account 5 to User:
Switched CDU: set tacpriv access user 5<Enter>