Changing the prompt that NCM 9 looks for when logging into a cisco device.

tmhunt2

We are using Cisco ACS 5.4 and tacacs+ for network admins to login to switches, routers, etc.  When solarwinds logs into a device to download configs it looks for the "Username:" prompt.  With ACS 5.x you can change the way tacacs presents that prompt.  It can be "NetworkTeam:" or "WhateverYouWant:"  The problem is that if you change the prompt to something other than "Username:" Solarwinds can no longer download the configs.  AAA authentication errors in ACS read "13030 TACACS+ authentication request missing a User name"

Is there a way to tell NCM to only look for the ending " : " so that we can change how our username prompt is presented?

tmhunt2

Though it does not appear possible to change the letters of the prompt that NCM is looking for, you can change the case of it.  I changed the username prompt to "USERNAME:" in tacacs and NCM is happily collecting configs again.

Now I can tell at a glance if my switches and routers are talking to tacacs if the prompt is "USERNAME:"

If it is prompt is "Username:" then I know tacacs is not responding.

It would still be nice for the future to make the prompt more customizable.