Recommended value for ${db_dir} when using persist_dir

[George Benjin]

Thanks Alan - we'll see what we can do.

Cheers,
George

On Tue, 8 Oct 2024 at 00:41, Alan DeKok <aland at deployingradius.com> wrote:
>
> On Oct 7, 2024, at 7:15 AM, George Benjin <george.benjin at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I checked the value of db_dir in the radiusd.conf file as mentioned,
> > and it is set to: ${raddbdir} which evaluates to /etc/raddb.
>
>   That is the default for historical reasons, but /etc/raddb isn't generally writable by the RADIUS process.  Plus, it's a bad idea to put random data into /etc.
>
> > The comment immediately above the line setting the value mentions that
> > it should likely be set to ${localstatedir}/lib/radiusd.
> >
> > I haven't changed these settings from defaults. Should the
> > radiusd.conf settings be updated in the default package, and/or should
> > the guidance be made clearer? File excerpts below. Cheers
>
>   Sure.  Please submit a patch, or suggest better text.
>
>   Alan DeKok.
>
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