hi, I am a new user in free radius with mysql, i've configure all the necessary .config files (viz., sql.conf and radiusd.conf) of the free radius for connecting to the mysql, but i wouldn't be able to connect to mysql database. Please tell me how to check that my free radius server is already connected to mysql and when i used the Unix username and password it receives access-accept packets. I've tried http://wiki.freeradius.org/SQL_HOWTO also but the instructions given there is slightly different from the one I am using. I am using free radius 2.0.0. Please help me in configuring this to connect to mysql. Debug of the server startup display like this [root@adore etc]# radiusd -X FreeRADIUS Version 2.0.0, for host i686-pc-linux-gnu, built on Jan 29 2008 at 12:25:11 Copyright (C) 1999-2008 The FreeRADIUS server project and contributors. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. You may redistribute copies of FreeRADIUS under the terms of the GNU General Public License. Starting - reading configuration files ... including configuration file /usr/local/etc/raddb/radiusd.conf including configuration file /usr/local/etc/raddb/proxy.conf including configuration file /usr/local/etc/raddb/clients.conf including configuration file /usr/local/etc/raddb/snmp.conf including configuration file /usr/local/etc/raddb/eap.conf including configuration file /usr/local/etc/raddb/sql.conf including configuration file /usr/local/etc/raddb/sql/mysql/dialup.conf including configuration file /usr/local/etc/raddb/sql/mysql/counter.conf including configuration file /usr/local/etc/raddb/policy.conf including files in directory /usr/local/etc/raddb/sites-enabled/ including configuration file /usr/local/etc/raddb/sites-enabled/default including dictionary file /usr/local/etc/raddb/dictionary main { prefix = "/usr/local" localstatedir = "/usr/local/var" logdir = "/usr/local/var/log/radius" libdir = "/usr/local/lib" radacctdir = "/usr/local/var/log/radius/radacct" hostname_lookups = no max_request_time = 30 cleanup_delay = 5 max_requests = 1024 allow_core_dumps = no pidfile = "/usr/local/var/run/radiusd/radiusd.pid" checkrad = "/usr/local/sbin/checkrad" debug_level = 0 proxy_requests = yes log { syslog_facility = "daemon" stripped_names = no file = "/usr/local/var/log/radius/radius.log" auth = no auth_badpass = no auth_goodpass = no } security { max_attributes = 200 reject_delay = 1 status_server = yes } } client localhost { ipaddr = 127.0.0.1 require_message_authenticator = no secret = "johnson123" nastype = "other" } radiusd: #### Loading Realms and Home Servers #### proxy server { retry_delay = 5 retry_count = 3 default_fallback = no dead_time = 120 wake_all_if_all_dead = no } home_server localhost { ipaddr = 127.0.0.1 port = 1812 type = "auth" secret = "johnson123" response_window = 20 max_outstanding = 65536 zombie_period = 40 status_check = "status-server" ping_check = "none" ping_interval = 30 check_interval = 30 num_answers_to_alive = 3 num_pings_to_alive = 3 revive_interval = 120 status_check_timeout = 4 } home_server_pool my_auth_failover { type = fail-over home_server = localhost } realm example.com { auth_pool = my_auth_failover } realm LOCAL { } radiusd: #### Instantiating modules #### instantiate { Module: Linked to module rlm_exec Module: Instantiating exec exec { wait = yes input_pairs = "request" shell_escape = yes } Module: Linked to module rlm_expr Module: Instantiating expr Module: Linked to module rlm_expiration Module: Instantiating expiration expiration { reply-message = "Password Has Expired " } Module: Linked to module rlm_logintime Module: Instantiating logintime logintime { reply-message = "You are calling outside your allowed timespan " minimum-timeout = 60 } } radiusd: #### Loading Virtual Servers #### server { modules { Module: Checking authenticate {...} for more modules to load Module: Linked to module rlm_pap Module: Instantiating pap pap { encryption_scheme = "auto" auto_header = no } Module: Linked to module rlm_chap Module: Instantiating chap Module: Linked to module rlm_mschap Module: Instantiating mschap mschap { use_mppe = yes require_encryption = no require_strong = no with_ntdomain_hack = no } Module: Linked to module rlm_unix Module: Instantiating unix unix { radwtmp = "NULL" } Module: Linked to module rlm_eap Module: Instantiating eap eap { default_eap_type = "md5" timer_expire = 60 ignore_unknown_eap_types = no cisco_accounting_username_bug = no } Module: Linked to sub-module rlm_eap_md5 Module: Instantiating eap-md5 Module: Linked to sub-module rlm_eap_leap Module: Instantiating eap-leap Module: Linked to sub-module rlm_eap_gtc Module: Instantiating eap-gtc gtc { challenge = "Password: " auth_type = "PAP" } Module: Linked to sub-module rlm_eap_tls Module: Instantiating eap-tls tls { rsa_key_exchange = no dh_key_exchange = yes rsa_key_length = 512 dh_key_length = 512 verify_depth = 0 pem_file_type = yes private_key_file = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/certs/server.pem" certificate_file = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/certs/server.pem" CA_file = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/certs/ca.pem" private_key_password = "whatever" dh_file = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/certs/dh" random_file = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/certs/random" fragment_size = 1024 include_length = yes check_crl = no cipher_list = "DEFAULT" make_cert_command = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/certs/bootstrap" } Module: Linked to sub-module rlm_eap_ttls Module: Instantiating eap-ttls ttls { default_eap_type = "md5" copy_request_to_tunnel = no use_tunneled_reply = no } Module: Linked to sub-module rlm_eap_peap Module: Instantiating eap-peap peap { default_eap_type = "mschapv2" copy_request_to_tunnel = no use_tunneled_reply = no proxy_tunneled_request_as_eap = yes } Module: Linked to sub-module rlm_eap_mschapv2 Module: Instantiating eap-mschapv2 mschapv2 { with_ntdomain_hack = no } Module: Checking authorize {...} for more modules to load Module: Linked to module rlm_preprocess Module: Instantiating preprocess preprocess { huntgroups = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/huntgroups" hints = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/hints" with_ascend_hack = no ascend_channels_per_line = 23 with_ntdomain_hack = no with_specialix_jetstream_hack = no with_cisco_vsa_hack = no with_alvarion_vsa_hack = no } Module: Linked to module rlm_realm Module: Instantiating suffix realm suffix { format = "suffix" delimiter = "@" ignore_default = no ignore_null = no } Module: Linked to module rlm_files Module: Instantiating files files { usersfile = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/users" acctusersfile = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/acct_users" preproxy_usersfile = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/preproxy_users" compat = "no" } Module: Checking preacct {...} for more modules to load Module: Linked to module rlm_acct_unique Module: Instantiating acct_unique acct_unique { key = "User-Name, Acct-Session-Id, NAS-IP-Address, Client-IP-Address, NAS-Port" } Module: Checking accounting {...} for more modules to load Module: Linked to module rlm_detail Module: Instantiating detail detail { detailfile = "/usr/local/var/log/radius/radacct/%{Client-IP- Address}/detail-%Y%m%d" header = "%t" detailperm = 384 dirperm = 493 locking = no log_packet_header = no } Module: Linked to module rlm_radutmp Module: Instantiating radutmp radutmp { filename = "/usr/local/var/log/radius/radutmp" username = "%{User-Name}" case_sensitive = yes check_with_nas = yes perm = 384 callerid = yes } Module: Linked to module rlm_attr_filter Module: Instantiating attr_filter.accounting_response attr_filter attr_filter.accounting_response { attrsfile = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/attrs.accounting_response " key = "%{User-Name}" } Module: Checking session {...} for more modules to load Module: Checking post-proxy {...} for more modules to load Module: Checking post-auth {...} for more modules to load Module: Instantiating attr_filter.access_reject attr_filter attr_filter.access_reject { attrsfile = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/attrs.access_reject" key = "%{User-Name}" } } } radiusd: #### Opening IP addresses and Ports #### listen { type = "auth" ipaddr = * port = 0 } listen { type = "acct" ipaddr = * port = 0 } Listening on authentication address * port 1812 Listening on accounting address * port 1813 Ready to process requests.