On Jun 1, 2016, at 2:28 PM, Alex Moen <alexm@ndtel.com> wrote:
Until just last month, we were using FreeRADIUS circa 2007? 2008? IDK for sure, because that server has been put out to pasture.
Sounds good.
Anyway, in the good old days, we were able to parse the accounting logs using a perl script named radacct.pl. We use this to determine dialup usage overage (yes, we still have some users that want to use dialup, even though it's as expensive as a DSL connection. Don't ask me... I just work here.)
I have no idea what that script does. If it ever shipped with FR, I don't recall it.
However, with our NEW and IMPROVED FreeRADIUS 3.0.4, and with the new versions of Perl, radacct.pl no longer works.
What does that mean?
I guess I can't blame it, the last time it was updated was, like, 1998.
So, what is the modern way to parse the logs and get the usage information?
Don't. Put logs / usage information into a database. FreeRADIUS can write directly to a database. Why not do that? Alan DeKok.