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Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting Commands on Cisco IOS XR Software
login authentication
SR-31
Cisco IOS XR System Security Command Reference
login authentication
To enable authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) authentication for logins, use the login
authentication command in line configuration mode. To return to the default authentication settings, use
the no form of this command.
login authentication {default | list-name}
no login authentication
Syntax Description
Defaults This command uses the default set with the aaa authentication login command.
Command Modes Line configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines To use this command, you must be in a user group associated with a task group that includes the proper
task IDs. For detailed information about user groups and task IDs, see the Configuring AAA Services on
Cisco IOS XR Software module of the Cisco IOS XR System Security Configuration Guide.
The login authentication command is a per-line command used with AAA that specifies the name of a
list of AAA authentication methods to try at login.
Caution If you use a list-name value that was not configured with the aaa authentication login command, the
configuration is rejected.
Entering the no form of the login authentication command has the same effect as entering the command
with the default keyword.
Before issuing this command, create a list of authentication processes by using the aaa authentication
login global configuration command.
default Default list of AAA authentication methods, as set by the aaa authentication
login command.
list-name Name of the method list used for authenticating. You specify this list with the aaa
authentication login command
Release Modification
Release 2.0 This command was introduced on the Cisco CRS-1.
Release 3.0 No modification.
Release 3.2 This command was supported on the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router.
Release 3.3.0 No modification.