CISCO-AAA-CLIENT-MIB :: cacPrimaryMethod

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cacPrimaryMethod

Module: CISCO-AAA-CLIENT-MIB

OID (symbolic): CISCO-AAA-CLIENT-MIB::cacPrimaryMethod

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.158.1.1.1.1.6

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: TruthValue

Access: read-write

Description: It indicates whether the authentication method denoted by cacAuthen is the primary (first one to be tried) method when there are multiple authentication method configured.

Setting this object to true(1) will make the authentication method denoted by cacAuthen to be the primary authentication method for the session denoted by cacSession. The previously configured primary method will be changed to false(2).

Setting this object to false(2) is not allowed.

What is cacPrimaryMethod?

Read-write boolean indicating whether the authentication method identified by cacAuthen is the primary method tried first when multiple methods are configured.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.158.1.1.1.1.6
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> CISCO-AAA-CLIENT-MIB::cacPrimaryMethod

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.158.1.1.1.1.6.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> CISCO-AAA-CLIENT-MIB::cacPrimaryMethod.1

Set instance 1 (SNMPv2c):

snmpset -v2c -c private <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.158.1.1.1.1.6.1 s <value>

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (8 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4privateAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1enterprisesAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9ciscoCAT2600-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9ciscoMgmtCISCO-SMI
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.158ciscoAAAClientMIBCISCO-AAA-CLIENT-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.158.1cacMIBObjectsCISCO-AAA-CLIENT-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.158.1.1cacPriorityCISCO-AAA-CLIENT-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.158.1.1.1cacPriorityTableCISCO-AAA-CLIENT-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.158.1.1.1.1cacPriorityEntryCISCO-AAA-CLIENT-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.9.9.158.1.1.1.1.6cacPrimaryMethodCISCO-AAA-CLIENT-MIB