Tnx for the reply, but it didn't solve my problem.

 mysql> select * from radcheck;
+----+----------+----------------+----+------------------------------------+
| id | UserName | Attribute      | op | Value                              |
+----+----------+----------------+----+------------------------------------+
|  1 | steve    | User-Password  | := | $1$nyiGAEuR$5wcFr5bT7SfkVjIChnbZo0 |
|  2 | maureen  | Crypt-Password | := | $1$LTvKoOtc$X2fVg8uDqyP4.mU.iLNKm0 |
|  3 | john     | Crypt-Password | := | $1$bkW9WNor$tq5sRRiUcwOV4/fwk3CYM/ |
+----+----------+----------------+----+------------------------------------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> quit
Bye
radius:/usr/local/etc/raddb# radtest john test localhost 1812 testing123
Sending Access-Request of id 213 to 127.0.0.1 port 1812
        User-Name = "john"
        User-Password = "test"
        NAS-IP-Address = 255.255.255.255
        NAS-Port = 1812
Re-sending Access-Request of id 213 to 127.0.0.1 port 1812
        User-Name = "john"
        User-Password = "test"
        NAS-IP-Address = 255.255.255.255
        NAS-Port = 1812
rad_recv: Access-Reject packet from host 127.0.0.1:1812, id=213, length=20
radius:/usr/local/etc/raddb# radtest maureen test localhost 1812 testing123
Sending Access-Request of id 219 to 127.0.0.1 port 1812
        User-Name = "maureen"
        User-Password = "test"
        NAS-IP-Address = 255.255.255.255
        NAS-Port = 1812
Re-sending Access-Request of id 219 to 127.0.0.1 port 1812
        User-Name = "maureen"
        User-Password = "test"
        NAS-IP-Address = 255.255.255.255
        NAS-Port = 1812
rad_recv: Access-Reject packet from host 127.0.0.1:1812, id=219, length=20
radius:/usr/local/etc/raddb#