Enabling access groups for alerts using the CLI

Use the commands in this topic to enable the use of access groups for alerts.

To enable access groups for alerts:

Go to CLI configuration mode:

cm-hostname > enable
cm-hostname # configure terminal

Enable the access group for alerts feature:
```
cm-hostname (config) # aaa authorization access-groups area alerts enable [force]
```
where force suppresses the prompt to confirm your action.
If prompted to confirm your action, enter YES.

Verify your change:

cm-hostname (config) # show aaa authorization access-groups

Save your change:
```
cm-hostname (config) # write memory
```

Example

The following example enables access groups for alerts on the cm-05 appliance.

cm-05 (config) # aaa authorization access-groups area alerts enable
Type 'YES' to confirm enabling access groups that limit access to certain objects like alerts for non-admin users: YES

cm-05 (config) # show aaa authorization access-groups
AAA Access-groups enabled for : alerts

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# Group: nx-alerts    
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# Rule           Statements
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#1               Not Match Alert Severity: minor
...

Note

For an example of a fully configured access group, see Example: configuring an access groups for alerts.