-----Original Message----- But while using radtest tool with the same logon credentials as above it rejects the user and here is the log message.

Please paste the entire debug log. It looks like you missed a few bits in the cut and paste. Mike, Here is the entire debug log. In the users file, auth-type =system has been commented out. Starting - reading configuration files ... reread_config: reading radiusd.conf Config: including file: /usr/local/etc/raddb/proxy.conf Config: including file: /usr/local/etc/raddb/clients.conf Config: including file: /usr/local/etc/raddb/snmp.conf Config: including file: /usr/local/etc/raddb/eap.conf Config: including file: /usr/local/etc/raddb/sql.conf main: prefix = "/usr/local" main: localstatedir = "/usr/local/var" main: logdir = "/usr/local/var/log/radius" main: libdir = "/usr/local/lib" main: radacctdir = "/usr/local/var/log/radius/radacct" main: hostname_lookups = no main: max_request_time = 30 main: cleanup_delay = 5 main: max_requests = 1024 main: delete_blocked_requests = 0 main: port = 0 main: allow_core_dumps = no main: log_stripped_names = no main: log_file = "/usr/local/var/log/radius/radius.log" main: log_auth = no main: log_auth_badpass = no main: log_auth_goodpass = no main: pidfile = "/usr/local/var/run/radiusd/radiusd.pid" main: user = "(null)" main: group = "(null)" main: usercollide = no main: lower_user = "no" main: lower_pass = "no" main: nospace_user = "no" main: nospace_pass = "no" main: checkrad = "/usr/local/sbin/checkrad" main: proxy_requests = yes proxy: retry_delay = 5 proxy: retry_count = 3 proxy: synchronous = no proxy: default_fallback = yes proxy: dead_time = 120 proxy: post_proxy_authorize = no proxy: wake_all_if_all_dead = no security: max_attributes = 200 security: reject_delay = 1 security: status_server = no main: debug_level = 0 read_config_files: reading dictionary read_config_files: reading naslist Using deprecated naslist file. Support for this will go away soon. read_config_files: reading clients read_config_files: reading realms radiusd: entering modules setup Module: Library search path is /usr/local/lib Module: Loaded exec exec: wait = yes exec: program = "(null)" exec: input_pairs = "request" exec: output_pairs = "(null)" exec: packet_type = "(null)" rlm_exec: Wait=yes but no output defined. Did you mean output=none? Module: Instantiated exec (exec) Module: Loaded expr Module: Instantiated expr (expr) Module: Loaded MS-CHAP mschap: use_mppe = yes mschap: require_encryption = yes mschap: require_strong = no mschap: with_ntdomain_hack = yes mschap: passwd = "(null)" mschap: authtype = "MS-CHAP" mschap: ntlm_auth = "/usr/bin/ntlm_auth --request-nt-key --username=%{mschap:User-Name} --challenge=%{mschap:Challenge:-00} --nt-response=%{mschap:NT-Respo nse:-00}" Module: Instantiated mschap (mschap) Module: Loaded PAP pap: encryption_scheme = "crypt" Module: Instantiated pap (pap) Module: Loaded CHAP Module: Instantiated chap (chap) Module: Loaded System unix: cache = no unix: passwd = "(null)" unix: shadow = "(null)" unix: group = "(null)" unix: radwtmp = "/usr/local/var/log/radius/radwtmp" unix: usegroup = no unix: cache_reload = 600 Module: Instantiated unix (unix) Module: Loaded eap eap: default_eap_type = "peap" eap: timer_expire = 60 eap: ignore_unknown_eap_types = no eap: cisco_accounting_username_bug = no rlm_eap: Loaded and initialized type md5 rlm_eap: Loaded and initialized type leap gtc: challenge = "Password: " gtc: auth_type = "PAP" rlm_eap: Loaded and initialized type gtc tls: rsa_key_exchange = no tls: dh_key_exchange = yes tls: rsa_key_length = 512 tls: dh_key_length = 512 tls: verify_depth = 0 tls: CA_path = "(null)" tls: pem_file_type = yes tls: private_key_file = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/certs/cert-srv.pem" tls: certificate_file = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/certs/cert-srv.pem" tls: CA_file = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/certs/demoCA/cacert.pem" tls: private_key_password = "whatever" tls: dh_file = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/certs/dh" tls: random_file = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/certs/random" tls: fragment_size = 1024 tls: include_length = yes tls: check_crl = no tls: check_cert_cn = "(null)" rlm_eap_tls: Loading the certificate file as a chain rlm_eap: Loaded and initialized type tls peap: default_eap_type = "mschapv2" peap: copy_request_to_tunnel = no peap: use_tunneled_reply = no peap: proxy_tunneled_request_as_eap = yes rlm_eap: Loaded and initialized type peap mschapv2: with_ntdomain_hack = no rlm_eap: Loaded and initialized type mschapv2 Module: Instantiated eap (eap) Module: Loaded preprocess preprocess: huntgroups = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/huntgroups" preprocess: hints = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/hints" preprocess: with_ascend_hack = no preprocess: ascend_channels_per_line = 23 preprocess: with_ntdomain_hack = no preprocess: with_specialix_jetstream_hack = no preprocess: with_cisco_vsa_hack = no Module: Instantiated preprocess (preprocess) Module: Loaded realm realm: format = "suffix" realm: delimiter = "@" realm: ignore_default = no realm: ignore_null = no Module: Instantiated realm (suffix) Module: Loaded files files: usersfile = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/users" files: acctusersfile = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/acct_users" files: preproxy_usersfile = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/preproxy_users" files: compat = "no" Module: Instantiated files (files) Module: Loaded Acct-Unique-Session-Id acct_unique: key = "User-Name, Acct-Session-Id, NAS-IP-Address, Client-IP-Address, NAS-Port" Module: Instantiated acct_unique (acct_unique) Module: Loaded detail detail: detailfile = "/usr/local/var/log/radius/radacct/%{Client-IP-Address}/detail-%Y%m%d" detail: detailperm = 384 detail: dirperm = 493 detail: locking = no Module: Instantiated detail (detail) Module: Loaded radutmp radutmp: filename = "/usr/local/var/log/radius/radutmp" radutmp: username = "%{User-Name}" radutmp: case_sensitive = yes preprocess: huntgroups = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/huntgroups" preprocess: hints = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/hints" preprocess: with_ascend_hack = no preprocess: ascend_channels_per_line = 23 preprocess: with_ntdomain_hack = no preprocess: with_specialix_jetstream_hack = no preprocess: with_cisco_vsa_hack = no Module: Instantiated preprocess (preprocess) Module: Loaded realm realm: format = "suffix" realm: delimiter = "@" realm: ignore_default = no realm: ignore_null = no Module: Instantiated realm (suffix) Module: Loaded files files: usersfile = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/users" files: acctusersfile = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/acct_users" files: preproxy_usersfile = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/preproxy_users" files: compat = "no" Module: Instantiated files (files) Module: Loaded Acct-Unique-Session-Id acct_unique: key = "User-Name, Acct-Session-Id, NAS-IP-Address, Client-IP-Address, NAS-Port" Module: Instantiated acct_unique (acct_unique) Module: Loaded detail detail: detailfile = "/usr/local/var/log/radius/radacct/%{Client-IP-Address}/detail-%Y%m%d" detail: detailperm = 384 detail: dirperm = 493 detail: locking = no Module: Instantiated detail (detail) Module: Loaded radutmp radutmp: filename = "/usr/local/var/log/radius/radutmp" radutmp: username = "%{User-Name}" radutmp: case_sensitive = yes radutmp: check_with_nas = yes radutmp: perm = 384 radutmp: callerid = yes Module: Instantiated radutmp (radutmp) Listening on authentication *:1812 Listening on accounting *:1813 Ready to process requests. rad_recv: Access-Request packet from host 127.0.0.1:32772, id=101, length=61 User-Name = "<removed>" User-Password = "<removed>" 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 modcall[authorize]: module "mschap" returns noop for request 0 rlm_realm: No '@' in User-Name = "<removed>", looking up realm NULL rlm_realm: No such realm "NULL" modcall[authorize]: module "suffix" returns noop for request 0 rlm_eap: No EAP-Message, not doing EAP modcall[authorize]: module "eap" returns noop for request 0 modcall[authorize]: module "files" returns notfound for request 0 modcall: leaving group authorize (returns ok) for request 0 auth: No authenticate method (Auth-Type) configuration found for the request: Rejecting the user auth: Failed to validate the user. Delaying request 0 for 1 seconds Finished request 0 Going to the next request --- Walking the entire request list --- Waking up in 1 seconds... --- Walking the entire request list --- Waking up in 1 seconds... --- Walking the entire request list --- Sending Access-Reject of id 101 to 127.0.0.1 port 32772 Waking up in 4 seconds... Kartthik