This article provides the way to check local user credentials without making any change in authentication order.
Junos OS supports different authentication methods, including local password authentication, RADIUS, and TACACS+, to control access to the network. If the authentication method is configured Junos will follow the authentication order.If the authentication order includes RADIUS or TACACS+ servers, but the servers do not respond to a request, Junos OS always defaults to trying local password authentication as a last resort.Thus, the device must include password as a final authentication order option for the device to attempt local password authentication in the event that the remote authentication servers reject the request.
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but what if we wanted to test local credentials with out interrupting the authentication order?
We can follow the below given steps in order to test the local credentials.
Access the device through a console connection.
Get the console specifically for RE1
A password prompt will appear, requesting the credentials of the local user.
You can verify the credentials of the local user.
By using above given way you can test your local credential's by keep the same authentication order.