To allocate a specific number of background processes to be used to process AAA authentication and authorization requests for PPP, use theaaa processes global configuration command. Use the no form of this command to restore the default value for this command.
aaa processes number
no aaa processes number
number Specifies the number of background processes allocated for AAA requests for PPP. Valid entries are 1 to 2147483647.
The default for this command is one allocated background process.
Global configuration
| Release | Modification | 11.3(2)AA | This command was introduced. |
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Use theaaa processes command to allocate a specific number of background processes to simultaneously handle multiple AAA authentication and authorization requests for PPP. Previously, only one background process handled all AAA requests for PPP, so only one new user could be authenticated or authorized at a time. This command configures the number of processes used to handle AAA requests for PPP, increasing the number of users that can be simultaneously authenticated or authorized.
The argument number defines the number of background processes earmarked to process AAA authentication and authorization requests for PPP. This argument also defines the number of new users that can be simultaneously authenticated and can be increased or decreased at any time.
This example shows the aaa processes command within a standard AAA configuration. The authentication method list "dialins" specifies RADIUS as the method of authentication, then (if the RADIUS server does not respond) local authentication will be used on serial lines using PPP. Ten background processes have been allocated to handle AAA requests for PPP.
configure terminal aaa new-model aaa authentication ppp dialins radius local aaa processes 10 interface 10 encap ppp ppp authentication pap dialins
| Command | Description |
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| show ppp queues | Monitors the number of requests processed by each AAA background process. |
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