Alan & Alan, Here is excerpts from the clients.conf file: client 127.0.0.1 { secret = testing123 shortname = localhost nastype = other # localhost isn't usually a NAS... Users atkinsd Auth-Type := Local, User-Password == "cisco123" Reply-Message = "Hello, %u" mysql> select * from radcheck; +----+----------+-----------+----+----------+ | id | UserName | Attribute | op | Value | +----+----------+-----------+----+----------+ | 2 | atkinsd | Password | == | cisco123 | +----+----------+-----------+----+----------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) This is from radiusd -X rlm_sql (sql): Driver rlm_sql_mysql (module rlm_sql_mysql) loaded and linked rlm_sql (sql): Attempting to connect to atkinsd@localhost:/radius rlm_sql (sql): starting 0 rlm_sql (sql): Attempting to connect rlm_sql_mysql #0 rlm_sql_mysql: Starting connect to MySQL server for #0 rlm_sql_mysql: Couldn't connect socket to MySQL server atkinsd@localhost:radius rlm_sql_mysql: Mysql error 'Access denied for user 'atkinsd'@'localhost' (using password: YES)' rlm_sql (sql): Failed to connect DB handle #0 rlm_sql (sql): starting 1 rlm_sql (sql): starting 2 rlm_sql (sql): starting 3 rlm_sql (sql): starting 4 rlm_sql (sql): Failed to connect to any SQL server. Thanks Dwane -----Original Message----- From: Atkins, Dwane P Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 9:22 AM To: 'freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org' Subject: Re: Freeradius & Mysql initial install My mistake on the working. I had checked the clients.conf and it was correct. Does the login user need to have an account on the local radius server? In other words, do I need to create a user in mysql and link it to the radius database and ALSO complete a useradd statement on the Fedora box? No matter how I try it, I cannot get it to see past the shared key of the localhost. Thanks for all your help. Dwane