hi i installed mysql. and i modify in /etc/freeradius/sql.conf: readclients=yes also, i decommented in /etc/freeradius/radiusd.conf: accounting {.... sql} authorize {... sql} i run again freeradius -X: but it seems failed because of sql: this is the output [...] sql: postauth_query = "INSERT into radpostauth (user, pass, reply, date) values ('%{User-Name}', '%{User-Password:-Chap-Password}', '%{reply:Packet-Type}', NOW())" sql: safe-characters = "@abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789.-_: /" rlm_sql (sql): Driver rlm_sql_mysql (module rlm_sql_mysql) loaded and linked rlm_sql (sql): Attempting to connect to root@localhost:/radius rlm_sql (sql): starting 0 rlm_sql (sql): Attempting to connect rlm_sql_mysql #0 rlm_sql_mysql: Starting connect to MySQL server for #0 rlm_sql_mysql: Couldn't connect socket to MySQL server root@localhost:radius rlm_sql_mysql: Mysql error 'Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES)' # but i check it and it's ok i have in sql.conf: sql{server = "localhost" login = "root" password = "rootpass"} rlm_sql (sql): Failed to connect DB handle #0 rlm_sql (sql): starting 1 rlm_sql (sql): starting 2 rlm_sql (sql): starting 3 rlm_sql (sql): starting 4 rlm_sql (sql): Failed to connect to any SQL server. #but i begin with installing mysql-server and i add a user in the database rlm_sql (sql): - generate_sql_clients rlm_sql (sql): Query: SELECT * FROM nas rlm_sql (sql): Ignoring unconnected handle 4.. rlm_sql (sql): Ignoring unconnected handle 3.. rlm_sql (sql): Ignoring unconnected handle 2.. rlm_sql (sql): Ignoring unconnected handle 1.. rlm_sql (sql): Ignoring unconnected handle 0.. rlm_sql (sql): There are no DB handles to use! skipped 5, tried to connect 0 rlm_sql (sql): generate_sql_clients() returned error rlm_sql (sql): Closing sqlsocket 4 rlm_sql (sql): Closing sqlsocket 3 rlm_sql (sql): Closing sqlsocket 2 rlm_sql (sql): Closing sqlsocket 1 rlm_sql (sql): Closing sqlsocket 0 radiusd.conf[14]: sql: Module instantiation failed. radiusd.conf[1860] Unknown module "sql". radiusd.conf[1789] Failed to parse authorize section. _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969