aaa tacacs priority

aaa tacacs priority

Defines the priority of the specified AAA server.

Syntax: [no] aaa tacacs [host hostname] priority [primary | secondary]

tacacs

Specifies TACACS+ as the AAA services protocol.

hostname

The DNS hostname or IP address of an AAA server.

primary

This host is selected first from the list of AAA servers.

secondary

This host is selected second from the list of AAA servers.

Description: AAA policy determines how AAA selects an AAA server when multiple AAA servers are configured. When AAA policy is configured to use priority, AAA services first selects the AAA server with the priority set to primary.

Up to 5 AAA servers can be configured.

Use the aaa tacacs host priority command to change the default priorities of servers.

Use the aaa tacacs host priority primary command to set the priority of the specified host to primary. The priority of all other hosts in the list of servers is set to secondary.

Use the aaa tacacs host priority secondary command to set the priority of the specified host to secondary.

Factory Default: If no primary server is configured, all servers in the server list default to secondary using a first-available policy.

Command Mode: Configuration.

Example: In the following example:

The aaa policy priority command configures AAA to select an AAA server based on priority.

The aaa host command defines an AAA server.

The aaa tacacs host priority command configures the priority of the server as secondary.

The show aaa command displays the configuration:

router#configure terminal

Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.

router(config)#aaa policy priority

router(config)#aaa tacacs host aaaserver1

router(config)#aaa tacacs host aaaserver1 priority secondary

router(config)#end

router)#show aaa

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AAS Server 1:

Hostname: aaaserver1

TCP/IP port: 49

Priority: secondary

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Related Commands: aaa tacacs host
aaa policy
show aaa

tacacs	Specifies TACACS+ as the AAA services protocol.
hostname	The DNS hostname or IP address of an AAA server.
primary	This host is selected first from the list of AAA servers.
secondary	This host is selected second from the list of AAA servers.

router#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. router(config)#aaa policy priority router(config)#aaa tacacs host aaaserver1 router(config)#aaa tacacs host aaaserver1 priority secondary router(config)#end router)#show aaa . . . AAS Server 1: Hostname: aaaserver1 TCP/IP port: 49 Priority: secondary . . .

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