accounting-mode

Function

The accounting-mode command configures an accounting mode in an accounting scheme.

The undo accounting-mode command restores the default accounting mode in an accounting scheme.

By default, the accounting mode is none.

Format

accounting-mode { hwtacacs | none | radius | haca }

undo accounting-mode

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Value
hwtacacs	Indicates that accounting is performed by an HWTACACS server.	-
none	Indicates non-accounting.	-
radius	Indicates that accounting is performed by a RADIUS server.	-
haca	Indicates that accounting is performed by an HACA server.	-

Views

Accounting scheme view

Default Level

3: Management level

Usage Guidelines

Usage Scenario

Enterprises or carriers need to generate revenue by charging users who are accessing the Internet.

When a user goes online, accounting starts after the user is authenticated and authorized. When the user goes offline, accounting stops. The client sends the account packet containing the user's online duration to the accounting server.

To charge users, set the accounting mode to RADIUS or HWTACACS. Generally, the accounting mode is consistent with the authentication mode. If you do not need to charge users, set the accounting mode to none.

Precautions

The device does not support local accounting. When the authentication scheme configured using the authentication-mode command defines local authentication, you need to run the accounting-mode none command to configure non-accounting or run the accounting start-fail command to configure a policy for accounting-start failures.

Follow-up Procedure

Apply the accounting scheme to a domain to enable the device to charge the users in the domain using the domain command.

Example

# Set the accounting mode to RADIUS in the accounting scheme scheme1.

<HUAWEI> system-view
[HUAWEI] aaa
[HUAWEI-aaa] accounting-scheme scheme1
[HUAWEI-aaa-accounting-scheme1] accounting-mode radius