Yes, I know.  I was merely illustrating that I was able to configure freeradius to use sql. I am trying to add dialup_admin into the mix...   As I mentioned, dialup_admin Could not connect to SQL database when trying to access any of the menu choices.   I figured it out. I wasn't even able to connect using mysql from the command line for the user dialup_admin. It turned out to be a GRANT USAGE issue with dialup_admin@localhost. (It did not have the IDENTIFIED BY PASSWORD ...). Working now. (But I need to turn off the debug stuff.) Jim