Hello! I'm totally new in Linux, as well as in freeradius... I've installed version 2.1.8 in Linuxmint 7. I think everything in installation went ok... I succeed doing: $ radtest user password 127.0.0.1 10 testing123 with user/password the ones that I use to login in my computer. I get a response Access-Accept (I had some problems here because I wasn't able to get an accept using localhost instead of 127.0.0.1 ...) I'm now in the next step. I want to change the secret in clients.conf, so I made the change: #secret = testing123 secret = abracadabra I stopped radiusd and started again. $ radtest user password 127.0.0.1 10 abracadabra doesn't work any more... and I don't understand why... because I'm using the same word. *rad_recv: Access-Reject packet from host 127.0.0.1 port 1812, id=146, length=20 rad_verify: Received Access-Reject packet from client 127.0.0.1 port 1812 with invalid signature (err=2)! (Shared secret is incorrect.)* I get this log: rad_recv: Access-Request packet from host 127.0.0.1 port 34217, id=146, length=60 User-Name = "mjimenez" User-Password = "\353\036\355h\203l\217\362\252\003\203P\270\223\342\231" NAS-IP-Address = 127.0.1.1 NAS-Port = 10 Sat Mar 27 18:59:31 2010 : Info: +- entering group authorize {...} Sat Mar 27 18:59:31 2010 : Info: ++[preprocess] returns ok Sat Mar 27 18:59:31 2010 : Info: ++[chap] returns noop Sat Mar 27 18:59:31 2010 : Info: ++[mschap] returns noop Sat Mar 27 18:59:31 2010 : Info: [suffix] No '@' in User-Name = "mjimenez", looking up realm NULL Sat Mar 27 18:59:31 2010 : Info: [suffix] No such realm "NULL" Sat Mar 27 18:59:31 2010 : Info: ++[suffix] returns noop Sat Mar 27 18:59:31 2010 : Info: [eap] No EAP-Message, not doing EAP Sat Mar 27 18:59:31 2010 : Info: ++[eap] returns noop Sat Mar 27 18:59:31 2010 : Info: ++[unix] returns updated Sat Mar 27 18:59:31 2010 : Info: ++[files] returns noop Sat Mar 27 18:59:31 2010 : Info: ++[expiration] returns noop Sat Mar 27 18:59:31 2010 : Info: ++[logintime] returns noop Sat Mar 27 18:59:31 2010 : Info: ++[pap] returns updated Sat Mar 27 18:59:31 2010 : Info: Found Auth-Type = PAP Sat Mar 27 18:59:31 2010 : Info: +- entering group PAP {...} Sat Mar 27 18:59:31 2010 : Info: [pap] login attempt with password "�?�h?l?��??P�?�?" Sat Mar 27 18:59:31 2010 : Info: [pap] Using CRYPT encryption. Sat Mar 27 18:59:31 2010 : Info: [pap] Passwords don't match Sat Mar 27 18:59:31 2010 : Info: ++[pap] returns reject Sat Mar 27 18:59:31 2010 : Info: Failed to authenticate the user. Sat Mar 27 18:59:31 2010 : Debug: WARNING: Unprintable characters in the password. Double-check the shared secret on the server and the NAS! Sat Mar 27 18:59:31 2010 : Info: Using Post-Auth-Type Reject Sat Mar 27 18:59:31 2010 : Info: +- entering group REJECT {...} Sat Mar 27 18:59:31 2010 : Info: [attr_filter.access_reject] expand: %{User-Name} -> mjimenez Sat Mar 27 18:59:31 2010 : Debug: attr_filter: Matched entry DEFAULT at line 11 Sat Mar 27 18:59:31 2010 : Info: ++[attr_filter.access_reject] returns updated Sat Mar 27 18:59:31 2010 : Info: Delaying reject of request 0 for 1 seconds Sat Mar 27 18:59:31 2010 : Debug: Going to the next request Sat Mar 27 18:59:31 2010 : Debug: Waking up in 0.9 seconds. Sat Mar 27 18:59:32 2010 : Info: Sending delayed reject for request 0 Sending Access-Reject of id 146 to 127.0.0.1 port 34217 Sat Mar 27 18:59:32 2010 : Debug: Waking up in 4.9 seconds. Sat Mar 27 18:59:37 2010 : Info: Cleaning up request 0 ID 146 with timestamp +9 When I had testing123 as secret, in User-Password I could see "my real password" and not "\353\036\355h\203l\217\362\252\00..."* * I have checked I have this line in radiusd.conf : $INCLUDE clients.conf * * Maybe is a stupid question and I've to change something more in another conf file. I've not started configuring my NAS yet... I was trying to configure radius first and checking with radtest step by step.* * Thank you in advance for any help you can give me, Marta