Accounting requests and LDAP relation

[Amr el-Saeed]

i just noticed that this happens in the Interim-Update  packet  only
not the Start or the Stop !!

Alan DeKok wrote:
> Amr el-Saeed wrote:
>   
>> Is there any relation between the accounting requests and the LDAP, in
>> case i'm using LDAP for authentication and MySql for accounting.
>>     
>
>   No.
>
>   
>> Now i have many accounting requests and my DB machine is loaded , but
>> what i can't understand is why my LDAP machine is loaded too.
>> i make a debug on the RADIUS and found that when handling the accounting
>> request the RADIUS contacts the sql and ldap to check GroupMember,
>>     
>
>   It only does that if you configured the server to look for LDAP groups
> as part of your local policy.  i.e. "LDAP-Group == ...".
>
>   
>> in
>> sql.conf i commented the group member query and nothing happens against
>> the MySql , but still happens against the LDAP .
>>     
>
>   If you want to use LDAP groups, then understand that doing so will
> involve using the LDAP server.  If you don't want to use LDAP groups,
> then remove that configuration from your system.
>
>   The default configuration does NOT do LDAP group matching on
> accounting requests.  So it's definitely something you added locally to
> your system.
>
>   Alan DeKok.
>
>
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