MySQL Fail Over Error When 1 DB is Down

[Alan DeKok]

Det Det wrote:
> Really?

  <sigh>  If you think I'm lying, why ask questions?

> What is the failover feature for?

  Read the docs.  It's explained.

> I can specify multiple DBs but
> if FreeRADIUS cannot connect to at least one of the DBs it will have an
> error and will not be able to start. There is no way to get around this?

  And again... what did my message say?  Did you read it?

> That is use first DB if first DB is up. If second DB is down and first
> DB is up, don't bother, continue to operate, and vice versa, so long as
> it still has a DB to use. I saw this link but I can't get it to work. It
> is using the rlm_always module.
> 
> http://wiki.freeradius.org/Fail-over

  Fail-over is for when something goes wrong while the server is running.

  Alan DeKok.