Syslog messages in AAA

I have an issue with a switch's syslog messages showing up in the failed authentication attempts report in the AAA.
If anyone has any thoughts, let me know!!
CHRIS

Do you perhaps have this switch console connected on a terminal server, and if so, does the terminal server have "no exec" configured on the lines used for reverse telnet?
I have seen symptoms similar to what you describe in a situation where I had a switch whose console port was connected to a terminal server and the terminal server lines did not have no exec. It looks like there was some activity on the switch which the terminal server presented a login prompt. The next text displayed on the switch was interpreted by the terminal server as the login id and was logged in the failed attempts log.
HTH
Rick

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