Hello, I am trying to add a Vendor definition to my freeradius configuration (into the /etc/freeradius/3.0/dictionary file). The vendor is : International Electrotechnical Commission 41912

From IANA : 41912 International Electrotechnical Commission Herbert Falk herb&sisconet.com

Here is the configuration I tried and the results from the journalctl : First one, given by the vendor : VENDOR International Electrotechnical Commission 41912 BEGIN-VENDOR International Electrotechnical Commission ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-RoleID-0 1 integer ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-roleDefinition-0 2 string OPTIONAL ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-aor-0 3 string ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-revision-0 4 integer ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-ValidFrom-0 5 string OPTIONAL ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-ValidTo-0 6 string ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-RoleID-1 11 integer ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-roleDefinition-1 12 string OPTIONAL ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-aor-1 13 string ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-revision-1 14 integer ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-ValidFrom-1 15 string OPTIONAL ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-ValidTo-1 16 string ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-RoleID-2 21 integer ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-roleDefinition-2 22 string OPTIONAL ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-aor-2 23 string ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-revision-2 24 integer ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-ValidFrom-2 25 string OPTIONAL ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-ValidTo-2 26 string END-VENDOR International Electrotechnical Commission Error : Sep 16 14:05:41 raspberrypi freeradius[12273]: FreeRADIUS Version 3.0.12 Sep 16 14:05:41 raspberrypi freeradius[12273]: Copyright (C) 1999-2016 The FreeRADIUS server project and contributors Sep 16 14:05:41 raspberrypi freeradius[12273]: There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A Sep 16 14:05:41 raspberrypi freeradius[12273]: PARTICULAR PURPOSE Sep 16 14:05:41 raspberrypi freeradius[12273]: You may redistribute copies of FreeRADIUS under the terms of the Sep 16 14:05:41 raspberrypi freeradius[12273]: GNU General Public License Sep 16 14:05:41 raspberrypi freeradius[12273]: For more information about these matters, see the file named COPYRIGHT Sep 16 14:05:41 raspberrypi freeradius[12273]: Starting - reading configuration files ... Sep 16 14:05:42 raspberrypi freeradius[12273]: Errors reading /etc/freeradius/3.0/dictionary: dict_init: /etc/freeradius/3.0/dictionary[51] invalid VENDOR entry Sep 16 14:05:42 raspberrypi systemd[1]: freeradius.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1 -- Subject: Unit freeradius.service has failed -- Unit freeradius.service has failed. Sep 16 14:05:42 raspberrypi systemd[1]: freeradius.service: Unit entered failed state. Sep 16 14:05:42 raspberrypi systemd[1]: freeradius.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. Second one (deleting spaces for the vendor name as in the manual) : VENDOR InternationalElectrotechnicalCommission 41912 BEGIN-VENDOR InternationalElectrotechnicalCommission ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-RoleID-0 1 integer ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-roleDefinition-0 2 string OPTIONAL ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-aor-0 3 string ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-revision-0 4 integer ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-ValidFrom-0 5 string OPTIONAL ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-ValidTo-0 6 string ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-RoleID-1 11 integer ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-roleDefinition-1 12 string OPTIONAL ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-aor-1 13 string ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-revision-1 14 integer ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-ValidFrom-1 15 string OPTIONAL ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-ValidTo-1 16 string ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-RoleID-2 21 integer ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-roleDefinition-2 22 string OPTIONAL ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-aor-2 23 string ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-revision-2 24 integer ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-ValidFrom-2 25 string OPTIONAL ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-ValidTo-2 26 string END-VENDOR InternationalElectrotechnicalCommission Error : Sep 16 14:07:53 raspberrypi freeradius[12410]: FreeRADIUS Version 3.0.12 Sep 16 14:07:53 raspberrypi freeradius[12410]: Copyright (C) 1999-2016 The FreeRADIUS server project and contributors Sep 16 14:07:53 raspberrypi freeradius[12410]: There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A Sep 16 14:07:53 raspberrypi freeradius[12410]: PARTICULAR PURPOSE Sep 16 14:07:53 raspberrypi freeradius[12410]: You may redistribute copies of FreeRADIUS under the terms of the Sep 16 14:07:53 raspberrypi freeradius[12410]: GNU General Public License Sep 16 14:07:53 raspberrypi freeradius[12410]: For more information about these matters, see the file named COPYRIGHT Sep 16 14:07:53 raspberrypi freeradius[12410]: Starting - reading configuration files ... Sep 16 14:07:53 raspberrypi freeradius[12410]: Errors reading /etc/freeradius/3.0/dictionary: dict_init: /etc/freeradius/3.0/dictionary[54] Vendor flag inside of "BEGIN-VENDOR" is not allowed Sep 16 14:07:53 raspberrypi systemd[1]: freeradius.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1 -- Subject: Unit freeradius.service has failed -- Unit freeradius.service has failed. Sep 16 14:07:53 raspberrypi systemd[1]: freeradius.service: Unit entered failed state. Sep 16 14:07:53 raspberrypi systemd[1]: freeradius.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. Third one, trying something mixed with and without spaces VENDOR InternationalElectrotechnicalCommission 41912 BEGIN-VENDOR International Electrotechnical Commission ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-RoleID-0 1 integer ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-roleDefinition-0 2 string OPTIONAL ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-aor-0 3 string ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-revision-0 4 integer ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-ValidFrom-0 5 string OPTIONAL ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-ValidTo-0 6 string ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-RoleID-1 11 integer ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-roleDefinition-1 12 string OPTIONAL ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-aor-1 13 string ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-revision-1 14 integer ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-ValidFrom-1 15 string OPTIONAL ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-ValidTo-1 16 string ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-RoleID-2 21 integer ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-roleDefinition-2 22 string OPTIONAL ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-aor-2 23 string ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-revision-2 24 integer ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-ValidFrom-2 25 string OPTIONAL ATTRIBUTE IEC62351-8-ValidTo-2 26 string END-VENDOR International Electrotechnical Commission Error : Sep 16 14:11:12 raspberrypi freeradius[12644]: FreeRADIUS Version 3.0.12 Sep 16 14:11:12 raspberrypi freeradius[12644]: Copyright (C) 1999-2016 The FreeRADIUS server project and contributors Sep 16 14:11:12 raspberrypi freeradius[12644]: There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A Sep 16 14:11:12 raspberrypi freeradius[12644]: PARTICULAR PURPOSE Sep 16 14:11:12 raspberrypi freeradius[12644]: You may redistribute copies of FreeRADIUS under the terms of the Sep 16 14:11:12 raspberrypi freeradius[12644]: GNU General Public License Sep 16 14:11:12 raspberrypi freeradius[12644]: For more information about these matters, see the file named COPYRIGHT Sep 16 14:11:12 raspberrypi freeradius[12644]: Starting - reading configuration files ... Sep 16 14:11:12 raspberrypi freeradius[12644]: Errors reading /etc/freeradius/3.0/dictionary: dict_init: /etc/freeradius/3.0/dictionary[52]: unknown vendor International Sep 16 14:11:12 raspberrypi systemd[1]: freeradius.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1 -- Subject: Unit freeradius.service has failed -- Unit freeradius.service has failed. Sep 16 14:11:12 raspberrypi systemd[1]: freeradius.service: Unit entered failed state. Sep 16 14:11:12 raspberrypi systemd[1]: freeradius.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. Regards, Christophe Normand