hi, I am trying to use mysql database with free radius 2.0.0 for the first time. I am using centOS 4.5 and mysql 4.1.2.The authentication works fine if I am using the unix username and password. I modified some configurations in radiusd.conf and sql.conf but it doesn't work. Please tell me the most basic steps to configure freeradius with mysql. Here is the log file while running in debugging mode: [root@adore ~]# 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" user = "root" checkrad = "/usr/local/sbin/checkrad" debug_level = 0 proxy_requests = no log { syslog_facility = "daemon" stripped_names = no file = "/usr/local/var/log/radius/radius.log" auth = yes auth_badpass = yes 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. with Regards Elangbam Johnson