Setting up freeradius rlm_rest module

[Alan Buxey]

How was this server installed (freeradius) from source? If so then when you
run ./configure stage check for any WARNING outputs to ensure you have
required libraries present. If they aren't present then the modules aren't
built


Alan

On 22 Apr 2017 8:33 pm, "chibwe kapambwe" <bwexcyk at gmail.com> wrote:

> rlm_rest.so is missing, have just checked. what should i do?
>
> On Sat, Apr 22, 2017 at 9:09 PM, chibwe kapambwe <bwexcyk at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hello Alan
> >
> > Just to test my rest functionality on my freeradius server, i put a rest
> > config file in mods-enabled, and am getting this error  "
> > /etc/freeradius/3.0/mods-enabled/rest[1]: Failed to link to module
> > 'rlm_rest': /usr/lib/freeradius/rlm_rest.so: cannot open shared object
> > file: No such file or directory " in my debug. what am i missing?
> >
> > On Sat, Apr 22, 2017 at 10:53 AM, Alan Buxey <alan.buxey at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> ALL at github
> >>
> >> https://github.com/FreeRADIUS/freeradius-server/tree/v4.0.x/
> >> src/modules/rlm_rest
> >>
> >>
> >> :)
> >>
> >>
> >> On 22 Apr 2017 6:16 pm, "chibwe kapambwe" <bwexcyk at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Alan were is the demo server?
> >> >
> >> > On Sat, Apr 22, 2017 at 11:54 AM, Alan Buxey <alan.buxey at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > why are you working/setting up such a hideously old version of
> Ubuntu?
> >> > all
> >> > > your libraries and toolsets are old - luckily
> >> > > the EOL for even the longest of LTS is next week!  ;-)
> >> > >
> >> > > regarding the rest module - all the docs are in the module config
> >> (which
> >> > > can be read eg here
> >> > > https://github.com/FreeRADIUS/freeradius-server/blob/v4.0.x/
> >> > > raddb/mods-available/rest
> >> > > )
> >> > >
> >> > > if you use the rest module, simply list it in the required place in
> >> your
> >> > > virtual server config file - eg in authorize ,
> >> > > the module will then call its 'authorize' section -  which, as you
> can
> >> > see
> >> > > in the module config , is a simple
> >> > > GET by default.... which includes the various things you want to
> send
> >> to
> >> > > your web server.... your server then responds
> >> > > with the required code - all documented in the config.   if you want
> >> > secure
> >> > > connection to your server then configure TLS as required.
> >> > >
> >> > > finally, there is a demo server, written in PERL to help you along.
> >>  if
> >> > > you want to provide a similar basic demo in PHP for the project
> >> > > then please do so :)
> >> > >
> >> > > alan
> >> > >
> >> > > On 22 April 2017 at 07:29, chibwe kapambwe <bwexcyk at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > Am a new ubuntu and freeradius user. Have setup freeradius on
> ubuntu
> >> > 12,
> >> > > > currently working fine with mysql db. I would like freeradius to
> >> work
> >> > > with
> >> > > > a php REST API, so that a custom sql schema from the php
> >> application is
> >> > > > used instead of the freeradius one.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > How can this be done? How do I setup the rlm_rest module to work
> >> work
> >> > > with
> >> > > > a php REST API. If anyone could provide me with a step by step
> >> > > instructions
> >> > > > I will be more than glad.
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