Accounting Commands

This chapter describes the function and displays the syntax for accounting commands. For more information about defaults and usage guidelines, see the corresponding chapter of the Security Command Reference.

aaa accounting

To enable AAA accounting of requested services for billing or security purposes when you use RADIUS or TACACS+, use the aaa accounting global configuration command. Use the no form of this command to disable accounting.

aaa accounting {system | network | exec | command level} {start-stop |
wait-start | stop-only} {tacacs+ | radius}
no aaa accounting {system | network | exec | command level}

system	Performs accounting for all system-level events not associated with users, such as reloads.
network	Runs accounting for all network-related service requests, including SLIP, PPP, PPP NCPs, and ARAP.
exec	Runs accounting for EXEC session (user shells). This keyword might return user profile information such as autocommand information.
command	Runs accounting for all commands at the specified privilege level.
level	Specifies the command level to track for accounting. Valid entries are 0 through 15.
start-stop	Sends a start accounting notice at the beginning of a process and a stop accounting notice at the end of a process. The start accounting record is sent in the background. The requested user process begins regardless of whether or not the start accounting notice was received by the accounting server.
wait-start	As in start-stop, sends both a start and a stop accounting notice to the accounting server. However, if you use the wait-start keyword, the requested user service does not begin until the start accounting notice is acknowledged. A stop accounting notice is also sent.
stop-only	Sends a stop accounting notice at the end of the requested user process.
tacacs+	Enables the TACACS-style accounting.
radius	Enables the RADIUS-style authorization.

aaa accounting suppress null-username

To prevent the Cisco IOS software from sending accounting records for users whose username string is NULL, use the aaa accounting suppress null-username global configuration command. Use the no form of this command to disable this feature.

aaa accounting suppress null-username
no aaa accounting suppress null-username

aaa accounting update

To enable periodic interim accounting records to be sent to the accounting server, use the aaa accounting update global configuration command. Use the no form of this command to disable this feature.

aaa accounting update {newinfo | periodic number}
no aaa accounting update

newinfo	Causes an interim accounting record to be sent to the accounting server whenever there is new accounting information to report relating to the user in question.
periodic	Causes an interim accounting record to be sent to the accounting server periodically, as defined by the argument number.
number	Integer specifying number of minutes.

show accounting

Use the show accounting command to step through all active sessions and to print all the accounting records for actively accounted functions. Use the no form of this command to disable this function.

show accounting {system | network | exec | command level} {start-stop |
wait-start | stop-only} tacacs+
no show accounting {system | network | exec | command level}

system	Displays accounting for all system-level events not associated with users, such as reloads.
network	Displays accounting for all network-related service requests, including SLIP, PPP, PPP NCPs, and ARAP.
exec	Displays accounting for EXEC session (user shells). This keyword might return user profile information such as autocommand information.
command	Displays accounting for all commands at the specified privilege level.
level	Specifies the command level to display. Valid entries are 0 through 15.
start-stop	Displays a start record accounting notice at the beginning of a process and a stop record at the end of a process. The start accounting record is sent in the background. The requested user process begins regardless of whether or not the start accounting record was received by the accounting server.
wait-start	Displays both a start and a stop accounting notice to the accounting server.
stop-only	Displays a stop record accounting notice at the end of the requested user process.
tacacs+	Displays the TACACS-style accounting.