Hi, I'm trying to run a freeradius 1.1.7 with ldap as authorize and authenticate backend and I'm having trouble with freeradius startup. If the server is started with radiusd -X or radiusd -s all is fine and the requests get answered correctly. If the server is started with radiusd -y it doesn't statup correctly. >From the radiusd.log file I notice that the line Fri Nov 2 09:37:54 2007 : Info: Ready to process requests. is missing. If I comment the ldap section in authorize and authenticate the server startup correcly also with -y startup flag. I've tried some debugging and I found that the server will fork correctly, the parent exit but the child never come alive as the line "Here before setsid" dosn't compare in the logfile. I've also tried to start gdb on the running process to see where the process is and the results are reported at the end of the message. Here there are the modified section of radiusd.c, the radiusd.log and the output of the gdb session. :::::::::: radiusd.c: :::::::::: ..... /* * Disconnect from session */ if (debug_flag == 0 && dont_fork == FALSE) { pid = fork(); if(pid < 0) { radlog(L_ERR|L_CONS, "Couldn't fork"); exit(1); } /* * The parent exits, so the child can run in the background. */ if(pid > 0) { radlog(L_ERR, "Parent Exit"); exit(0); } radlog(L_ERR, "Here before setsid"); #ifdef HAVE_SETSID setsid(); #endif ...... :::::::::::: radiusd.log: :::::::::::: Fri Nov 2 09:56:33 2007 : Info: rlm_exec: Wait=yes but no output defined. Did you mean output=none? Fri Nov 2 09:56:33 2007 : Info: rlm_sql (sql): Driver rlm_sql_postgresql (module rlm_sql_postgresql) loaded and linked Fri Nov 2 09:56:33 2007 : Info: rlm_sql (sql): Attempting to connect to radius@localhost:/radius Fri Nov 2 09:56:33 2007 : Error: Parent Exit ::::::::: gdb ::::::::: [root@stargate main]# gdb .libs/radiusd 20867 GNU gdb Red Hat Linux (6.6-16.fc7rh) Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you are welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain conditions. Type "show copying" to see the conditions. There is absolutely no warranty for GDB. Type "show warranty" for details. This GDB was configured as "i386-redhat-linux-gnu"... Using host libthread_db library "/lib/libthread_db.so.1". Attaching to program: /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/freeradius-1.1.7/src/main/.libs/radiusd, process 20867 Loaded symbols for /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/freeradius-1.1.7/src/main/.libs/radiusd Reading symbols from /lib/libnsl.so.1...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libnsl.so.1 Reading symbols from /lib/libresolv.so.2...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libresolv.so.2 Reading symbols from /lib/libpthread.so.0...done. [Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled] [New Thread -1209166144 (LWP 20867)] Loaded symbols for /lib/libpthread.so.0 Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libradius-1.1.7.so...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libradius-1.1.7.so Reading symbols from /lib/libcrypt.so.1...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libcrypt.so.1 Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libsnmp.so.15...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libsnmp.so.15 Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libltdl.so.3...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libltdl.so.3 Reading symbols from /lib/libdl.so.2...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libdl.so.2 Reading symbols from /lib/libssl.so.6...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libssl.so.6 Reading symbols from /lib/libcrypto.so.6...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libcrypto.so.6 Reading symbols from /lib/libc.so.6...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libc.so.6 Reading symbols from /lib/ld-linux.so.2...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/ld-linux.so.2 Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libgssapi_krb5.so.2...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libgssapi_krb5.so.2 Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libkrb5.so.3...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libkrb5.so.3 Reading symbols from /lib/libcom_err.so.2...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libcom_err.so.2 Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libk5crypto.so.3...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libk5crypto.so.3 Reading symbols from /lib/libz.so.1...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libz.so.1 Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libkrb5support.so.0...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libkrb5support.so.0 Reading symbols from /lib/libkeyutils.so.1...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libkeyutils.so.1 Reading symbols from /lib/libnss_files.so.2...done. Loaded symbols for /lib/libnss_files.so.2 Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libnss_ldap.so.2...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libnss_ldap.so.2 Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libldap-2.3.so.0...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libldap-2.3.so.0 Reading symbols from /usr/lib/liblber-2.3.so.0...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/liblber-2.3.so.0 Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libsasl2.so.2...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libsasl2.so.2 Reading symbols from /usr/lib/rlm_exec.so...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/rlm_exec.so Reading symbols from /usr/lib/rlm_expr.so...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/rlm_expr.so Reading symbols from /usr/lib/rlm_chap.so...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/rlm_chap.so Reading symbols from /usr/lib/rlm_mschap.so...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/rlm_mschap.so Reading symbols from /usr/lib/rlm_ldap.so...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/rlm_ldap.so Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libldap_r-2.3.so.0...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libldap_r-2.3.so.0 Reading symbols from /usr/lib/rlm_eap.so...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/rlm_eap.so Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libeap-1.1.7.so...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libeap-1.1.7.so Reading symbols from /usr/lib/rlm_eap_md5.so...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/rlm_eap_md5.so Reading symbols from /usr/lib/rlm_eap_leap.so...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/rlm_eap_leap.so Reading symbols from /usr/lib/rlm_eap_gtc.so...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/rlm_eap_gtc.so Reading symbols from /usr/lib/rlm_eap_mschapv2.so...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/rlm_eap_mschapv2.so Reading symbols from /usr/lib/rlm_preprocess.so...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/rlm_preprocess.so Reading symbols from /usr/lib/rlm_detail.so...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/rlm_detail.so Reading symbols from /usr/lib/rlm_realm.so...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/rlm_realm.so Reading symbols from /usr/lib/rlm_files.so...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/rlm_files.so Reading symbols from /usr/lib/rlm_acct_unique.so...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/rlm_acct_unique.so Reading symbols from /usr/lib/rlm_radutmp.so...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/rlm_radutmp.so Reading symbols from /usr/lib/rlm_sql.so...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/rlm_sql.so Reading symbols from /usr/lib/rlm_sql_postgresql.so...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/rlm_sql_postgresql.so Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libpq.so.5...done. Loaded symbols for /usr/lib/libpq.so.5 0x0012d402 in __kernel_vsyscall () (gdb) backtrace #0 0x0012d402 in __kernel_vsyscall () #1 0x00166a0e in __lll_mutex_lock_wait () from /lib/libpthread.so.0 #2 0x00162883 in _L_mutex_lock_79 () from /lib/libpthread.so.0 #3 0x001623ad in pthread_mutex_lock () from /lib/libpthread.so.0 #4 0x00704e6d in ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_lock () from /usr/lib/libldap_r-2.3.so.0 #5 0x0070f79b in ldap_ld_free () from /usr/lib/libldap_r-2.3.so.0 #6 0x00663dd7 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libnss_ldap.so.2 #7 0x00667504 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libnss_ldap.so.2 #8 0x004892f2 in fork () from /lib/libc.so.6 #9 0x001693a4 in fork () from /lib/libpthread.so.0 #10 0xb7f017b1 in main (argc=2, argv=0xbffe0294) at radiusd.c:1006 Any help apprecieated. Thanks Massimo Meregalli