Tacacs + and local account

Hello all.. Im trying to set up my cisco switch not to use the local account if the tacacs server is up. Here is what I have so far..thanks
aaa new-model
aaa authentication login default group tacacs+ local
aaa authorization config-commands
aaa authorization exec default group tacacs+ if-authenticated
aaa authorization commands 15 default group tacacs+ local
aaa accounting send stop-record authentication failure
aaa accounting commands 1 default start-stop group tacacs+
aaa accounting commands 15 default start-stop group tacacs+

The current configuration you have will work in your favor.
aaa authentication login default group tacacs+ local
This command says user will be able to login via local username //password only if tacacs server goes down.
Conclusion : local user will not be able to authenticate in tacacs server presence.
HTH
Regds, Jatin
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    Thank you for your posting in Windows Server Forum.
    Yes, to get rid from this error and for better result you must always attach License server with Domain account. Means you need to join the server to a domain. Because the error which you are facing is due to “Issue with Credential” as License server
    can’t identify the local user account credentials. In your case, you need to lock server with domain account. 
    Please check below article.
    Licensing Diagnosis: Problems and Resolutions
    http://blogs.msdn.com/b/rds/archive/2008/02/01/licensing-diagnosis-problems-and-resolutions.aspx
    Hope it helps!
    Thanks.
    Dharmesh Solanki

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