[tac_plus] Re: Authenticating on MRV Switch

[john heasley]

Mon, Mar 09, 2009 at 10:05:50AM -0400, Eric Van Tol:
> Hi,
> I am attempting to set up MRV Optiswitch devices to use TACACS+ for authentication and I'm having a problem getting the user to drop right into enable mode upon a successful login.  The MRV documentation states:
> 
>        "To allow a user attempting to enter enable mode of the 
>        OS900 immediately after successfully logging onto the 
>        OS900 using the admin password, set the 'Service Type' 
>        parameter on the AAA Server to the value 'administrative 
>        user."
> 
> This looks more like instructions for RADIUS than for TACACS+, but I figured I'd email the list and see if someone can point me in the right direction.

you're probably right, but there may be an equivalent AV pair that tacacs
can use.  you'd have to ask the manufacturer or you may be able to gleen
it from the O/S image with strings(1).