Here is the documentation excerpt-
For the RADIUS server to grant access to the web-based switch configuration
utility, the RADIUS server must return cisco-avpair = shell:priv-lvl=15.
User authentication occurs in the order that the authentication methods are
selected. If the first authentication method is not available, the next selected
method is used. For example, if the selected authentication methods are RADIUS
and Local, and all configured RADIUS servers are queried in priority order and do
not reply, the user is authenticated locally.
If an authentication method fails or the user has insufficient privilege level, the user
is denied access to the switch. In other words, if authentication fails at an
authentication method, the switch stops the authentication attempt; it does not
continue and does not attempt to use the next authentication method.
Of course the point of interest here is the second paragraph. The initial wording is the behavior you want. The second portion is very open for interpretation (I do agree it is somewhat ambiguous but consistent with the switch behavior). When I read the example and it says the Radius is busy or not responding then you will authenticate locally. Which seems fair enough. But what it doesn't say, is if you can use one or the other, but instead it seems based on preference failure.
-Tom
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