Fabric OS Administrators Guide

Supporting Fabric OS 7.3.0

Part Number: 53-1003130-04

Configuring the TACACS+ server on Linux

Fabric OS software supports TACACS+ authentication on a Linux server running the Open Source TACACS+ LINUX package v4.0.4 from Cisco. To install and configure this software, perform the following steps.

  1. Download the TACACS+ software from http://www.cisco.com and install it.
  2. Configure the TACACS+ server by editing the tac_plus.cfg file.

    Refer to The tac_plus.cfg file for details.

  3. Run the tac_plus daemon to start and enable the TACACS+ service on the server.
    switch:admin> tac_plus -d 16 /usr/local/etc/mavis/sample/tac_plus.cfg