Worked- Re: Couldn't stop Freeradius server on Debian!!

[lmyho]

Sorry Peter!  I just tried again '/etc/init.d/freeradius stop' and it worked!
Appologize!  So 'Debian:/etc/init.d# freeradius stop
' is different from '/etc/init.d/freeradius stop'. :)


--- Peter Nixon <listuser at peternixon.net> wrote:

> On Tue 04 Apr 2006 20:17, lmyho wrote:
> > Dear All,
> >
> > I installed freeradius 1.1.0-1 on a debian system (2.6.15-1-686, etch) 2
> > days ago, via "aptitude install".  The radius server started well
> > automatically and each time when the system booting. But when I wanted to
> > stop it for some test on my modified configuration files, I got trouble to
> > stop the server!  I tried to stop the server using command: 'freeradius
> > stop'
> 
> "/etc/init.d/freeradius stop" works fine on Debian as you would expect. You 
> appear to be directly calling the freeradius binary however which unlike the 
> init script doesn't have a stop (or start) option.
> 
> Am I correct in saying that you are fairly new to linux/unix? This is pretty 
> standard for most systems..
> 
> > ('radiusd' command doesn't work on this debian system - anyone knows 
> > why this behavior??)
> 
> Debian rename the binary to fit with Debian packaging rules.
> 
> > But so werid, no matter what command I gave, with parameter
> > stop|start|restart or even just a question mark(?), the server ALWAYS goes
> > to START again!! even though from the /etc/init.d/freeradius I can read
> > that the 'stop' param should stop the server!  Can anyone tell me why the
> > command doesn't stop the server and how should I stop it from command
> > line??
> 
> See above.
> 
> > The log file shows entries like this for each of my trying, even the
> > command given was to "stop" it:
> >
> > Tue Apr  4 01:14:13 2006 : Info: Using deprecated naslist file.  Support
> > for this will go away soon.
> > Tue Apr  4 01:14:13 2006 : Error: There appears to be another RADIUS server
> > running on the authenticat
> >
> > What is happenning here?
> 
> See above.
> 
> > Also, from the log file I noticed: for each system automatically started
> > freeradius server deamon, it is "Using deprecated naslist file"! The log
> > entries show like this:
> >
> > Fri Mar 31 13:51:54 2006 : Info: Using deprecated naslist file.  Support
> > for this will go away soon.
> > Fri Mar 31 13:51:54 2006 : Info: rlm_exec: Wait=yes but no output defined.
> > Did you mean output=none?
> > Fri Mar 31 13:51:55 2006 : Info: Ready to process requests.
> >
> > Can anyone tell me what is happenning here? 
> 
> Everything is working as expected.
> 
> > Why it keeps using the deprecating naslist file?
> 
> Because it exists.
> 
> > But the installed radiusd.conf file doesn't show 
> > the server will use the naslist file at all! How can I stop the server to
> > use this deprecating file? 
> 
> delete it (rm /etc/freeradius/naslist)
> 
> > Also what does the 2nd line of the above log entries mean?
> 
> Ignore it.
> 
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated!  I am very much obliged for any of
> > your help!!  Thanks a lot!!
> 
> You're welcome.. I suggest you read up a little on linux init scripts however, 
> and things will become clearer.
> 
> -- 
> 
> Peter Nixon
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