I've installed freeradius and other packages on a vanilla amazon ec2 instance and am trying to get the rlm_perl module working. Ultimately the authenticate function in the perl script is not being run. Here are the details. Running: Amazon Linux AMI release 2012.03 Install: $ sudo yum update $ sudo yum install freeradius $ sudo yum install freeradius-perl $ sudo yum install freeradius-utils Configuration files: /etc/raddb/modules/perl: perl { # # The Perl script to execute on authorize, authenticate, # accounting, xlat, etc. This is very similar to using # 'rlm_exec' module, but it is persistent, and therefore # faster. # module = /etc/raddb/example.pl ... } /etc/raddb/sites-enabled/default: authorize { ... perl ... } authenticate { ... perl ... } accounting { ... perl ... } rlm_perl files: /etc/raddb/example.pl: # Function to handle authorize sub authorize { # For debugging purposes only &log_request_attributes; print "authorize!!!"; # Here's where your authorization code comes # You can call another function from here: &test_call; return RLM_MODULE_OK; } # Function to handle authenticate sub authenticate { # For debugging purposes only # &log_request_attributes; print "authenticate!!!"; ... Testing: $ radtest test test localhost 0 testing123 Sending Access-Request of id 154 to 127.0.0.1 port 1812 User-Name = "test" User-Password = "test" NAS-IP-Address = 10.111.61.150 NAS-Port = 0 rad_recv: Access-Reject packet from host 127.0.0.1 port 1812, id=154, length=20 Server output: $ sudo radiusd -X FreeRADIUS Version 2.1.10, for host x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu, built on Feb 13 2012 at 23:13:41 Copyright (C) 1999-2009 The FreeRADIUS server project and contributors. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. You may redistribute copies of FreeRADIUS under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2. Starting - reading configuration files ... including configuration file /etc/raddb/radiusd.conf including configuration file /etc/raddb/proxy.conf including configuration file /etc/raddb/clients.conf including files in directory /etc/raddb/modules/ including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/detail.example.com including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/mschap including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/perl including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/chap including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/files including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/sradutmp including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/mac2ip including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/radutmp including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/logintime including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/etc_group including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/dynamic_clients including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/detail.log including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/realm including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/mac2vlan including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/passwd including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/linelog including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/expr including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/expiration including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/opendirectory including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/unix including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/attr_rewrite including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/attr_filter including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/smbpasswd including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/detail including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/smsotp including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/cui including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/otp including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/policy including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/sql_log including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/digest including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/always including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/wimax including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/counter including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/preprocess including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/exec including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/ntlm_auth including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/echo including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/pam including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/checkval including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/acct_unique including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/ippool including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/inner-eap including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/pap including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/sqlcounter_expire_on_login including configuration file /etc/raddb/eap.conf including configuration file /etc/raddb/policy.conf including files in directory /etc/raddb/sites-enabled/ including configuration file /etc/raddb/sites-enabled/control-socket including configuration file /etc/raddb/sites-enabled/inner-tunnel including configuration file /etc/raddb/sites-enabled/default main { user = "radiusd" group = "radiusd" allow_core_dumps = no } including dictionary file /etc/raddb/dictionary main { prefix = "/usr" localstatedir = "/var" logdir = "/var/log/radius" libdir = "/usr/lib64/freeradius" radacctdir = "/var/log/radius/radacct" hostname_lookups = no max_request_time = 30 cleanup_delay = 5 max_requests = 1024 pidfile = "/var/run/radiusd/radiusd.pid" checkrad = "/usr/sbin/checkrad" debug_level = 0 proxy_requests = yes log { stripped_names = no auth = no auth_badpass = no auth_goodpass = no } security { max_attributes = 200 reject_delay = 1 status_server = yes } } radiusd: #### Loading Realms and Home Servers #### proxy server { retry_delay = 5 retry_count = 3 default_fallback = no dead_time = 120 wake_all_if_all_dead = no } home_server localhost { ipaddr = 127.0.0.1 port = 1812 type = "auth" secret = "testing123" response_window = 20 max_outstanding = 65536 require_message_authenticator = yes zombie_period = 40 status_check = "status-server" ping_interval = 30 check_interval = 30 num_answers_to_alive = 3 num_pings_to_alive = 3 revive_interval = 120 status_check_timeout = 4 irt = 2 mrt = 16 mrc = 5 mrd = 30 } home_server_pool my_auth_failover { type = fail-over home_server = localhost } realm example.com { auth_pool = my_auth_failover } realm LOCAL { } radiusd: #### Loading Clients #### client localhost { ipaddr = 127.0.0.1 require_message_authenticator = no secret = "testing123" nastype = "other" } radiusd: #### Instantiating modules #### instantiate { Module: Linked to module rlm_exec Module: Instantiating module "exec" from file /etc/raddb/modules/exec exec { wait = no input_pairs = "request" shell_escape = yes } Module: Linked to module rlm_expr Module: Instantiating module "expr" from file /etc/raddb/modules/expr Module: Linked to module rlm_expiration Module: Instantiating module "expiration" from file /etc/raddb/modules/expiration expiration { reply-message = "Password Has Expired " } Module: Linked to module rlm_logintime Module: Instantiating module "logintime" from file /etc/raddb/modules/logintime logintime { reply-message = "You are calling outside your allowed timespan " minimum-timeout = 60 } } radiusd: #### Loading Virtual Servers #### server inner-tunnel { # from file /etc/raddb/sites-enabled/inner-tunnel modules { Module: Checking authenticate {...} for more modules to load Module: Linked to module rlm_pap Module: Instantiating module "pap" from file /etc/raddb/modules/pap pap { encryption_scheme = "auto" auto_header = no } Module: Linked to module rlm_chap Module: Instantiating module "chap" from file /etc/raddb/modules/chap Module: Linked to module rlm_mschap Module: Instantiating module "mschap" from file /etc/raddb/modules/mschap mschap { use_mppe = yes require_encryption = no require_strong = no with_ntdomain_hack = no } Module: Linked to module rlm_unix Module: Instantiating module "unix" from file /etc/raddb/modules/unix unix { radwtmp = "/var/log/radius/radwtmp" } Module: Linked to module rlm_eap Module: Instantiating module "eap" from file /etc/raddb/eap.conf eap { default_eap_type = "md5" timer_expire = 60 ignore_unknown_eap_types = no cisco_accounting_username_bug = no max_sessions = 4096 } Module: Linked to sub-module rlm_eap_md5 Module: Instantiating eap-md5 Module: Linked to sub-module rlm_eap_leap Module: Instantiating eap-leap Module: Linked to sub-module rlm_eap_gtc Module: Instantiating eap-gtc gtc { challenge = "Password: " auth_type = "PAP" } Module: Linked to sub-module rlm_eap_tls Module: Instantiating eap-tls tls { rsa_key_exchange = no dh_key_exchange = yes rsa_key_length = 512 dh_key_length = 512 verify_depth = 0 CA_path = "/etc/raddb/certs" pem_file_type = yes private_key_file = "/etc/raddb/certs/server.pem" certificate_file = "/etc/raddb/certs/server.pem" CA_file = "/etc/raddb/certs/ca.pem" private_key_password = "whatever" dh_file = "/etc/raddb/certs/dh" random_file = "/etc/raddb/certs/random" fragment_size = 1024 include_length = yes check_crl = no cipher_list = "DEFAULT" cache { enable = no lifetime = 24 max_entries = 255 } verify { } } Module: Linked to sub-module rlm_eap_ttls Module: Instantiating eap-ttls ttls { default_eap_type = "md5" copy_request_to_tunnel = no use_tunneled_reply = no virtual_server = "inner-tunnel" include_length = yes } Module: Linked to sub-module rlm_eap_peap Module: Instantiating eap-peap peap { default_eap_type = "mschapv2" copy_request_to_tunnel = no use_tunneled_reply = no proxy_tunneled_request_as_eap = yes virtual_server = "inner-tunnel" } Module: Linked to sub-module rlm_eap_mschapv2 Module: Instantiating eap-mschapv2 mschapv2 { with_ntdomain_hack = no } Module: Checking authorize {...} for more modules to load Module: Linked to module rlm_realm Module: Instantiating module "suffix" from file /etc/raddb/modules/realm realm suffix { format = "suffix" delimiter = "@" ignore_default = no ignore_null = no } Module: Linked to module rlm_files Module: Instantiating module "files" from file /etc/raddb/modules/files files { usersfile = "/etc/raddb/users" acctusersfile = "/etc/raddb/acct_users" preproxy_usersfile = "/etc/raddb/preproxy_users" compat = "no" } Module: Checking session {...} for more modules to load Module: Linked to module rlm_radutmp Module: Instantiating module "radutmp" from file /etc/raddb/modules/radutmp radutmp { filename = "/var/log/radius/radutmp" username = "%{User-Name}" case_sensitive = yes check_with_nas = yes perm = 384 callerid = yes } Module: Checking post-proxy {...} for more modules to load Module: Checking post-auth {...} for more modules to load Module: Linked to module rlm_attr_filter Module: Instantiating module "attr_filter.access_reject" from file /etc/raddb/modules/attr_filter attr_filter attr_filter.access_reject { attrsfile = "/etc/raddb/attrs.access_reject" key = "%{User-Name}" } } # modules } # server server { # from file /etc/raddb/radiusd.conf modules { Module: Checking authenticate {...} for more modules to load Module: Linked to module rlm_digest Module: Instantiating module "digest" from file /etc/raddb/modules/digest Module: Linked to module rlm_perl Module: Instantiating module "perl" from file /etc/raddb/modules/perl perl { module = "/etc/raddb/example.pl" func_authorize = "authorize" func_authenticate = "authenticate" func_accounting = "accounting" func_preacct = "preacct" func_checksimul = "checksimul" func_detach = "detach" func_xlat = "xlat" func_pre_proxy = "pre_proxy" func_post_proxy = "post_proxy" func_post_auth = "post_auth" func_recv_coa = "recv_coa" func_send_coa = "send_coa" } Module: Checking authorize {...} for more modules to load Module: Linked to module rlm_preprocess Module: Instantiating module "preprocess" from file /etc/raddb/modules/preprocess preprocess { huntgroups = "/etc/raddb/huntgroups" hints = "/etc/raddb/hints" with_ascend_hack = no ascend_channels_per_line = 23 with_ntdomain_hack = no with_specialix_jetstream_hack = no with_cisco_vsa_hack = no with_alvarion_vsa_hack = no } Module: Checking preacct {...} for more modules to load Module: Linked to module rlm_acct_unique Module: Instantiating module "acct_unique" from file /etc/raddb/modules/acct_unique acct_unique { key = "User-Name, Acct-Session-Id, NAS-IP-Address, Client-IP-Address, NAS-Port" } Module: Checking accounting {...} for more modules to load Module: Linked to module rlm_detail Module: Instantiating module "detail" from file /etc/raddb/modules/detail detail { detailfile = "/var/log/radius/radacct/%{Client-IP-Address}/detail-%Y%m%d" header = "%t" detailperm = 384 dirperm = 493 locking = no log_packet_header = no } Module: Instantiating module "attr_filter.accounting_response" from file /etc/raddb/modules/attr_filter attr_filter attr_filter.accounting_response { attrsfile = "/etc/raddb/attrs.accounting_response" key = "%{User-Name}" } Module: Checking session {...} for more modules to load Module: Checking post-proxy {...} for more modules to load Module: Checking post-auth {...} for more modules to load } # modules } # server radiusd: #### Opening IP addresses and Ports #### listen { type = "auth" ipaddr = * port = 0 } listen { type = "acct" ipaddr = * port = 0 } listen { type = "control" listen { socket = "/var/run/radiusd/radiusd.sock" } } listen { type = "auth" ipaddr = 127.0.0.1 port = 18120 } Listening on authentication address * port 1812 Listening on accounting address * port 1813 Listening on command file /var/run/radiusd/radiusd.sock Listening on authentication address 127.0.0.1 port 18120 as server inner-tunnel Listening on proxy address * port 1814 Ready to process requests. rad_recv: Access-Request packet from host 127.0.0.1 port 52493, id=154, length=56 User-Name = "test" User-Password = "test" NAS-IP-Address = 10.111.61.150 NAS-Port = 0 # Executing section authorize from file /etc/raddb/sites-enabled/default +- entering group authorize {...} ++[preprocess] returns ok ++[chap] returns noop ++[mschap] returns noop ++[digest] returns noop [suffix] No '@' in User-Name = "test", looking up realm NULL [suffix] No such realm "NULL" ++[suffix] returns noop [eap] No EAP-Message, not doing EAP ++[eap] returns noop ++[files] returns noop rlm_perl: RAD_REQUEST: User-Name = test rlm_perl: RAD_REQUEST: User-Password = test rlm_perl: RAD_REQUEST: NAS-Port = 0 rlm_perl: RAD_REQUEST: NAS-IP-Address = 10.111.61.150 rlm_perl: Added pair User-Name = test rlm_perl: Added pair User-Password = test rlm_perl: Added pair NAS-Port = 0 rlm_perl: Added pair NAS-IP-Address = 10.111.61.150 ++[perl] returns ok ++[expiration] returns noop ++[logintime] returns noop [pap] WARNING! No "known good" password found for the user. Authentication may fail because of this. ++[pap] returns noop ERROR: No authenticate method (Auth-Type) found for the request: Rejecting the user Failed to authenticate the user. Using Post-Auth-Type Reject # Executing group from file /etc/raddb/sites-enabled/default +- entering group REJECT {...} [attr_filter.access_reject] expand: %{User-Name} -> test attr_filter: Matched entry DEFAULT at line 11 ++[attr_filter.access_reject] returns updated Delaying reject of request 0 for 1 seconds Going to the next request Waking up in 0.9 seconds. Sending delayed reject for request 0 Sending Access-Reject of id 154 to 127.0.0.1 port 52493 Waking up in 4.9 seconds. Cleaning up request 0 ID 154 with timestamp +3 Ready to process requests. Questions: 1/ Request comes in and authorize is being called within rlm_perl. The print statement is not outputting on the server side? 2/ How does Auth-Type get set? I've read a bunch of forum threads and it looks like best practice nowadays is to let the server figure it out and not set it explicitly in /etc/raddb/users, however it isn't being set. Suggestions? Cheers and thanks.