Accounting and Billing Commands

This chapter describes the function and displays the syntax of commands used to manage accounting on the network. 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 using 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 EXECs (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	The command level that should be accounted for. Valid entries are 0 through 15.
start-stop	Sends 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	As in start-stop, sends both a start and a stop accounting record to the accounting server. However, if you use the wait-start keyword, the requested user service does not begin until the start accounting record is acknowledged. A stop accounting record is also sent.
stop-only	Sends a stop record accounting notice at the end of the requested user process.
tacacs+	Mandatory. Enables the TACACS-style accounting.
radius	Enables the radius-style authorization.

show accounting

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

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

system	Performs accounting for all system-level events not associated with users, such as reloads.
network	Performs accounting for all network-related service requests, including SLIP, PPP, PPP NCPs, and ARAP.
exec	Performs accounting for EXECs (user shells). This keyword might return user profile information such as autocommand information.
command	Performs accounting for all commands at the specified privilege level.
level	Specifies the command level that needs to be accounted. Valid entries are 0 through 15.
start-stop	Sends 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	Sends both a start and a stop accounting record to the accounting server. However, if you use the wait-start keyword, the requested user service does not begin until the start accounting record is acknowledged. A stop accounting record is also sent.
stop-only	Sends a stop record accounting notice at the end of the requested user process.
tacacs+	Enables the TACACS-style accounting.