If you just install 2.18 from the repository, OpenSSL works right out the box. If you must compile from source for whatever reason, I think I can help you. I was having the same issue as you yesterday, but finally managed to do it.

First, make sure you have OpenSSL and libssl-dev installed. Remove any previous attempts of freeradius you installed (/usr/local/freeradius). I would also remove the folder where you extracted 2.1.9 and extract it again. When you run ./configure you must add the openssl arguments

./configure --with-openssl-includes=/usr/local/openssl/include --with-openssl-libraries=/usr/local/openssl/lib --prefix=/usr/local/freeradius

Please note, I installed openssl from source and that is the directory where I installed openssl. You can pipe grep –i OpenSSL to see if there are any errors regarding OpenSSL. Now, just run make and make install like you normally do.  Once done, go to /usr/local/freeradius/sbin to run radius (./radius -X). I got an error during this step complaining about not being able to find some OpenSSL libraries. You need to make a script to tell radiusd where the file is.

vi run-radius

#!/bin/sh -x

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/openssl/lib
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/local/openssl/lib/libcrypto.so

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH LD_PRELOAD

/usr/local/freeradius/sbin/radiusd $@

Save and exit.

Next, you must make the script executable.

chmod u=rwx run-radius

Now you can run the script and everything should work (./run-radius –X). You will always have to execute to script to run freeradius.

I got most of my information from this link: http://text.dslreports.com/forum/remark,9286052~mode=flat

I am new to freeradius, so if I am doing something wrong, or inefficiently, please tell me.

Thai Ha

From: freeradius-users-bounces+thai.tro.ha=hp.com@lists.freeradius.org [mailto:freeradius-users-bounces+thai.tro.ha=hp.com@lists.freeradius.org] On Behalf Of David Peterson
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 9:50 AM
To: 'FreeRadius users mailing list'
Subject: Ubuntu OpenSSL

I  know there is probably something easy I am missing but I cannot for the life of me get FR to compile with OpenSSL for EAP-TTLS support.  Are there any how-to’s on getting Ubuntu to compile OpenSSL support into FR2.1.9

David Peterson