Question: What is causing the password to be encrypted? It is not the password entered. radtest bradbrookc putz041277! localhost 0 xxxxxxx rad_recv: Access-Request packet from host 127.0.0.1:32806, id=152, length=62 User-Name = "bradbrookc" User-Password = "\t\354B\252\355\345BI\237\034\217\316\315\363\351\271" NAS-IP-Address = 255.255.255.255 NAS-Port = 0 Processing the authorize section of radiusd.conf modcall: entering group authorize for request 0 modcall[authorize]: module "preprocess" returns ok for request 0 rlm_realm: No '@' in User-Name = "bradbrookc", looking up realm NULL rlm_realm: No such realm "NULL" modcall[authorize]: module "suffix" returns noop for request 0 users: Matched entry DEFAULT at line 152 users: Matched entry bradbrookc at line 218 modcall[authorize]: module "files" returns ok for request 0 rlm_ldap: - authorize rlm_ldap: performing user authorization for bradbrookc radius_xlat: '(&(SamAccountName=bradbrookc))' radius_xlat: 'ou=xxxxx,dc=xxx,dc=xxx,dc=xxx' rlm_ldap: ldap_get_conn: Checking Id: 0 rlm_ldap: ldap_get_conn: Got Id: 0 rlm_ldap: attempting LDAP reconnection rlm_ldap: (re)connect to cnsxxxxxxxxx:389, authentication 0 rlm_ldap: bind as xxxxxx/xxxxxx to cnsxxxxx:389 rlm_ldap: waiting for bind result ... rlm_ldap: Bind was successful rlm_ldap: performing search in ou=xxxx,dc=xx,dc=xxxx,dc=xxx, with filter (&(SamAccountName=bradbrookc)) rlm_ldap: looking for check items in directory... rlm_ldap: looking for reply items in directory... rlm_ldap: user bradbrookc authorized to use remote access rlm_ldap: ldap_release_conn: Release Id: 0 modcall[authorize]: module "ldap" returns ok for request 0 modcall: group authorize returns ok for request 0 rad_check_password: Found Auth-Type LDAP auth: type "LDAP" Processing the authenticate section of radiusd.conf modcall: entering group Auth-Type for request 0 rlm_ldap: - authenticate rlm_ldap: login attempt by "bradbrookc" with password "?ìBªíåBI???ÎÍóé¹" rlm_ldap: user DN: CN=xxxxxx\, xxx,OU=xxx,OU=xxx,DC=xxx,DC=xxx,DC=xxx rlm_ldap: (re)connect to cnsad.ads.nint.org:389, authentication 1 rlm_ldap: bind as CN=xxxx\, xxxx,OU=xxx,OU=xxx,DC=xxxx,DC=xxx,DC=org/ ?ìBªíåBI???ÎÍóé¹ to cnsxxxxx:389 rlm_ldap: waiting for bind result ... rlm_ldap: Bind failed with invalid credentials modcall[authenticate]: module "ldap" returns reject for request 0 modcall: group Auth-Type returns reject for request 0 auth: Failed to validate the user. Login incorrect (rlm_ldap: Bind as user failed): [bradbrookc] (from client localhost port 0) WARNING: Unprintable characters in the password. ? Double-check the shared secret on the server and the NAS! Delaying request 0 for 1 seconds Finished request 0 Going to the next request --- Walking the entire request list --- OS:Fedora Core 5 FreeRadius 1.0.5-1.2 Help would be great, I have been attempting different combination with no luck. thx