hello!1st of all, THANKS for replying!:) unfortunately, when i try to type "radiusd -X -A" the ouput is what follows.. 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 = "nobody" main: group = "nobody" 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 Cannot switch group; nobody doesn't exist as i mentioned, maybe the problem is in the permissions/owners.. here is the list of important files and configuration.... -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 422 2006-09-13 13:25 acct_users -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4074 2006-09-13 13:25 attrs drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2006-09-13 16:47 certs -rw-r----- 1 root root 189 2006-09-13 13:25 clients -rw-r----- 1 root root 2935 2006-09-13 17:18 clients.conf -rw-r----- 1 root root 2933 2006-09-13 14:01 clients.conf~ -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 935 2006-09-13 13:25 dictionary -rw------- 1 root root 9974 2006-09-13 18:44 eap.conf -rw------- 1 root root 9966 2006-09-13 17:38 eap.conf~ -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4620 2006-09-13 13:25 example.pl -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4405 2006-09-13 13:25 experimental.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2396 2006-09-13 13:25 hints -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1604 2006-09-13 13:25 huntgroups -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2424 2006-09-13 13:25 ldap.attrmap -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8786 2006-09-13 13:25 mssql.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1020 2006-09-13 13:25 naslist -rw-r----- 1 root root 856 2006-09-13 13:25 naspasswd -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12267 2006-09-13 13:25 oraclesql.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7316 2006-09-13 13:25 otp.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1734 2006-09-13 13:25 otppasswd.sample -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 14514 2006-09-13 13:25 postgresql.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1039 2006-09-13 13:25 preproxy_users -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8834 2006-09-13 13:25 proxy.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 65378 2006-09-13 19:02 radiusd.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 65378 2006-09-13 19:00 radiusd.conf~ -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 187 2006-09-13 13:25 realms -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1405 2006-09-13 13:25 snmp.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 14128 2006-09-13 13:25 sql.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3339 2006-09-13 13:25 sqlippool.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6940 2006-09-13 13:25 users and in the derectory cert the permeissions are: -r--r--r-- 1 root root 3194 2006-09-13 16:46 cacert.pem -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 721 2006-09-13 13:25 cert-clt.der -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1741 2006-09-13 13:25 cert-clt.p12 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2452 2006-09-13 13:25 cert-clt.pem -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 717 2006-09-13 13:25 cert-srv.der -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1733 2006-09-13 13:25 cert-srv.p12 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2439 2006-09-13 13:25 cert-srv.pem drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2006-09-13 13:25 demoCA -r-------- 1 nobody root 466 2006-09-13 16:58 dh -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2913 2006-09-13 13:25 newcert.pem -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1753 2006-09-13 13:25 newreq.pem -r-------- 1 nobody root 1024 2006-09-13 16:59 random -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 431 2006-09-13 13:25 README -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 954 2006-09-13 13:25 root.der -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1973 2006-09-13 13:25 root.p12 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2764 2006-09-13 13:25 root.pem -r-------- 1 nobody root 1815 2006-09-13 16:47 server_keycert.pem Any idea? Thanks a lot again! 2006/9/14, A.L.M.Buxey@lboro.ac.uk <A.L.M.Buxey@lboro.ac.uk>:

Hi,

...

changing described in part III of the guide.. But when I finally started the server by typing rc.radiusd start It just wrote radiusd as response and then the shell prompts for new commands, while I think it should say something like "waiting to process..."

that command should just start the service as per normal...which would drop you back to the shell. if you want to see radiusd working, then you need to either supply the forreground or debug flags to it...as in the documents..

radiusd -X

should do nicely

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Hi,

hello!1st of all, THANKS for replying!:) unfortunately, when i try to type "radiusd -X -A" the ouput is what follows..

read the output. it says the group 'nobody' doesnt exist. your radius.conf is saying use user X and group X. these must be changed to user and group you want to use. most people create a radiusd:radiusd setup. your files then need to have the correct permission. right now that are all owned by root:root - not desirable. alan