How to handle dynamic update of shared secret and client configuration in free radius

[Nicolas Goutte]

Am 13.04.2010 um 15:50 schrieb Nicolas Goutte:

>
> Am 13.04.2010 um 15:27 schrieb Rajendra Hegde:
>
>> I wonder if this is directly not achievable,
>> what if some other program running on machine B update the file
>> and send signal SIGHUP or some oither signal I am not sure
>> to freeradius so that free radisu rereads the config information
>> without getting restarted ?
>> Does it work ?
>>
>
>> Which signal to send to freeradius so that it rereads configuration  
>> again ?
>
> If you want to re-read all configuration files, you have stop and to  
> start (again) the freeradius server.

If you want, you can look at an old thread about why -HUP does not  
read them again:
http://lists.freeradius.org/pipermail/freeradius-users/2008-April/msg00020.html

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>>
>> Thanks in Advance.
>
> Have a nice day.
>
>>
>>
>> From: Rajendra Hegde
>> Sent: Mon 4/12/2010 4:48 PM
>> To: FreeRadius users mailing list
>> Subject: How to handle dynamic update of shared secret and client  
>> configuration in free radius
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am a client program running on machine A.
>>
>> It want to talk to free radius on machine B.
>> { cleint on Machine A } ------->   { free radius on machine B}
>>
>> Now the client wants to dynamically update the shared secret and  
>> other client information
>> by just talking to the free radius over simple network connection.
>>
>> After that free radius should use the new information right away as  
>> well as update the
>> static file(s) in /etc/raddb...
>>
>> Any pointers for achieveing this would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Rajendra Hegde
>>
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