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TK_45015
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Feb 08, 2012

ssh public key auth with tacacs+ enabled

Hi Gurus!     I have configured tacacs+ authentication in LTM box that is running 10.2 software - works like a charm. But I have also configured one local account and trying to get ssh public ke...
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nitass
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Feb 08, 2012
is it by design like this?yes, i understand it is by design.

 

 

Note: As with all remote authentication configurations, if the configured TACACS+ server is unavailable to answer authentication requests, the BIG-IP system will use the local user account database for authentication; in addition, only locally-defined user accounts, such as the default admin WebUI account and the root command line account, will be able to log in to the system.sol8811: Configuring remote TACACS+ authentication for local BIG-IP administrative users

 

http://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/8000/800/sol8811.html