Problems with Prefix

[Alan DeKok]

Andreas Thienemann wrote:
> The hints file contains the following lines, which seem to at least 
> somewhat work as the P is stripped and authentication succeeds.

  Note that this updates the *request*, not the *reply*.

> user            Password == "whatever"

  Please use: Cleartext-Password := ...

> My understanding of the documentation
> (http://freeradius.org/radiusd/man/users.html) is, that the Service-Type
> should _not_ be set to Login-User when authenticating as Puser as it has
> been previously set as configured in the hints file.

  No.  The "hints" file updates the request.  You still need to set it
in the reply in the "users" file.

> Any suggestions how to correctly get the Service-Type set to Framed-User 
> when authenticating as Puser?

  Set it in the "users" file.

  Alan DeKok.