ubuntu / debian rlm_python issues using mysqldb module

[Ivan Kalik]

> I am sure i'm not the only person experiencing this problem. It seems
> when using the python module to handle auth/acct.
> If you include the MySQLdb module in the python script freeradius then
> dies and is unable to load the pythong module.
>
> I am using the latest stable freeradius version 2.1.6, built for ubuntu
> as per http://wiki.freeradius.org/Build using fakeroot.
> The python script being used is the "prepaid.py" script renamed to
> "radiusd_test.py" in the example below.
>
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> Wed Jul  8 12:10:51 2009 : Debug:  Module: Instantiating python
> Wed Jul  8 12:10:51 2009 : Debug: python_init done
> Wed Jul  8 12:10:51 2009 : Debug:   python {
> Wed Jul  8 12:10:51 2009 : Debug:     mod_instantiate = "radiusd_test"
> Wed Jul  8 12:10:51 2009 : Debug:     func_instantiate = "instantiate"
> Wed Jul  8 12:10:51 2009 : Debug:     mod_authorize = "radiusd_test"
> Wed Jul  8 12:10:51 2009 : Debug:     func_authorize = "authorize"
> Wed Jul  8 12:10:51 2009 : Debug:     mod_authenticate = "radiusd_test"
> Wed Jul  8 12:10:51 2009 : Debug:     func_authenticate = "authenticate"
> Wed Jul  8 12:10:51 2009 : Debug:     mod_preacct = "radiusd_test"
> Wed Jul  8 12:10:51 2009 : Debug:     func_preacct = "accounting"
> Wed Jul  8 12:10:51 2009 : Debug:     mod_detach = "radiusd_test"
> Wed Jul  8 12:10:51 2009 : Debug:     func_detach = "detach"
> Wed Jul  8 12:10:51 2009 : Debug:   }
> Wed Jul  8 12:10:51 2009 : Error: rlm_python:python_load_function:
> module 'radiusd_test' is not found

Are you sure radius user has permissions on radiusd_test.py?

Ivan Kalik
Kalik Informatika ISP