On Mon, 23 Sep 2013 at 14:42, John Dennis opined: JD:You have all the information you need to debug your problem. It does JD:require reading the debug output carefully. But you should really try JD:to do that yourself first. As a said earlier, verify you're reading the JD:exact same users file in both cases (the debug output will tell you JD:what files are being read), If they are then look at your users file JD:and determine why the user name is not matching, there is nothing magic JD:about it, it should be straight forward. Still stumped? Then come back JD:to the list for help. hi john - thanks for the help. however, i've read the debug output about 50 thousand times and am just not seeing what is causing the problem, other than it not finding the username in the /etc/raddb/users file when trying to authenticate from a windows box. i mean, the debug output from the authentication request shows the username to be "test" and there's clearly a user named "test" in the users file. every place in the debug output where it lists the username it's "test". there doesn't seem to be any domain prepended to it. when starting the server, the debug output shows the file 'modules/files' is being instantiated: 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" } and the user/password is in the /etc/raddb/users file. if it weren't then the linux authentication requests wouldn't be working either, right? i'm not trying anything complicated. this setup is not using ldap, active directory, and it's not talking to a database. it's just supposed to be reading a plain-text username and password from the users file. here's the full debug output: [root@ikano raddb]# radiusd -X FreeRADIUS Version 2.1.12, for host x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu, built on Oct 3 2012 at 01:22:51 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 configuration file /etc/raddb/clients.conf.swave including files in directory /etc/raddb/modules/ including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/mac2vlan including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/expiration including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/radutmp including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/replicate including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/rediswho including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/chap including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/mschap including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/counter including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/etc_group including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/logintime including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/digest including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/preprocess including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/exec including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/checkval including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/wimax including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/realm including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/expr including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/sql_log including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/opendirectory including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/inner-eap including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/sqlcounter_expire_on_login including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/echo including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/mac2ip including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/attr_rewrite including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/smbpasswd including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/pam including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/smsotp including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/ippool including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/passwd including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/detail.log including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/dynamic_clients including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/always including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/detail including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/ntlm_auth including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/linelog including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/detail.example.com including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/attr_filter including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/acct_unique including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/soh including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/unix including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/cui including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/files including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/otp including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/redis including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/pap including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/sradutmp including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/perl including configuration file /etc/raddb/modules/policy 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/default including configuration file /etc/raddb/sites-enabled/inner-tunnel including configuration file /etc/raddb/sites-enabled/control-socket main { user = "radiusd" group = "radiusd" allow_core_dumps = no } including dictionary file /etc/raddb/dictionary main { name = "radiusd" prefix = "/usr" localstatedir = "/var" sbindir = "/usr/sbin" logdir = "/var/log/radius" run_dir = "/var/run/radiusd" 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 coa { 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" } client x.x.x.x { require_message_authenticator = no secret = "xxxxxxxxx" shortname = "3coms" } 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 { # from file /etc/raddb/radiusd.conf modules { Module: Creating Auth-Type = digest Module: Creating Post-Auth-Type = REJECT 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 allow_retry = yes } Module: Linked to module rlm_digest Module: Instantiating module "digest" from file /etc/raddb/modules/digest 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 { } ocsp { enable = no override_cert_url = yes url = "http://127.0.0.1/ocsp/" } } 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" soh = no } Module: Linked to sub-module rlm_eap_mschapv2 Module: Instantiating eap-mschapv2 mschapv2 { with_ntdomain_hack = no send_error = no } 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: 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 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/%{%{Packet-Src-IP-Address}:-%{Packet-Src-IPv6-Address}}/detail-%Y%m%d" header = "%t" detailperm = 384 dirperm = 493 locking = no log_packet_header = no } 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: Linked to module rlm_attr_filter 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}" relaxed = no } 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 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}" relaxed = no } } # modules } # server server inner-tunnel { # from file /etc/raddb/sites-enabled/inner-tunnel modules { Module: Checking authenticate {...} for more modules to load Module: Checking authorize {...} for more modules to load 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 } ... adding new socket proxy address * port 42550 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 x.x.x.x port 1812, id=34, length=119 User-Name = "test" User-Password = "testing" NAS-IP-Address = x.x.x.x NAS-Identifier = "x.x.x.x" NAS-Port = 2562 Acct-Session-Id = "167837701" Service-Type = Framed-User Framed-Protocol = PPP Calling-Station-Id = "xxxxxxxxxx" Called-Station-Id = "xxxxxxx" NAS-Port-Type = Async # 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] users: Matched entry DEFAULT at line 172 ++[files] 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 2 for 1 seconds Going to the next request Waking up in 0.9 seconds. Sending delayed reject for request 2 Sending Access-Reject of id 34 to x.x.x.x port 1812 Waking up in 4.9 seconds. Cleaning up request 2 ID 34 with timestamp +122 Ready to process requests.