will hints file be processed?

[Alan DeKok]

Stefan A. wrote:
> Even If I assign values to THEattributes in hints file, some later
> evaluations in the default file are pretending:
> 
> "Request:THEattributes not found"

  What does that mean?

> How may I debug the processing of the hints file?

  Debug mode is fine.

> Starting "radiusd -Xx" works fine:
> ...
> Fri Apr  9 18:34:25 2010 : Debug:     (Loaded rlm_preprocess, checking if
> it's valid)
> Fri Apr  9 18:34:25 2010 : Debug:  Module: Linked to module rlm_preprocess
> Fri Apr  9 18:34:25 2010 : Debug:  Module: Instantiating preprocess
> Fri Apr  9 18:34:25 2010 : Debug:   preprocess {
> Fri Apr  9 18:34:25 2010 : Debug:       huntgroups =
> "/usr/local/etc/raddb/huntgroups"
> Fri Apr  9 18:34:25 2010 : Debug:       hints = "/usr/local/etc/raddb/hints"
> ...
> 
> receiving the a packet, I will output
> ...
> Fri Apr  9 18:34:54 2010 : Info: +- entering group authorize {...}
> Fri Apr  9 18:34:54 2010 : Info: ++[preprocess] returns ok

  Yes... it's not matching anything in the 'hints' file.

> I remember, that it has shown something like 'matched Line 17' in the past.
> I'm sure, editing the correct hints file: If I do a mistake in a DEFAULT
> line, radiusd does not load.

  What is in the packet, and what is in the 'hints' file?  A comparison
of the two should show why it isn't matching.

> Any Idea, how to get more output, at least for the positive matches?

  Edit the source code.

  Alan DeKok.