> "IH - Net Admin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would if I knew how to do it myself...and yes I've been through the > > config files and docs. I wouldn't be asking for a $100 per question > > either because isn't the purpose of this list to provide help? > > Yes, and no. The list is to provide help TO people who need it, > FROM people who are interested in providing that help. > > I'm willing to help people who read the docs and config files. I'm > not very interested in helping people who ask questions on the list, > instead of reading the docs or config files. > > By asking those kind of questions, they've showed that they're not > interested in reading the answers I've already provided, so I will be > wasting my time if I answer their questions on the list. > > That's why my response is often "go read the config files". Any > other answer encourages people to ask redundant questions on the list, > when the answer is already sitting in front of them.
<snip> > The supplied configuration examples cover a large subset of what > people want to do. If you want to do something different, then maybe > you can submit a new sample configuration, which will be included in a > future release. > > The BIGGEST problem is that in order to do something different, you > MUST understand WHAT you want to do, and HOW you want to do it. > This involves understanding what RADIUS does, and how the server > works. The people who are unwilling to put in that work will not be > able to understand how to configure the server, and probably will not > understand any answer they're given. > > > For people who are unfamiliar with Linux, system administration, or > with setting up another system service, I'm sorry, this list is for > FreeRADIUS. Those other questions are probably off-topic, and don't > belong on the list. Therefore, they generally won't be answered here. > > > I *am* willing to answer questions from people who run into problems > with the server, or who run into a lack of documentation about how the > server works. That's my responsibility, and what I'm good at. I'm going to de-lurk for a second for this... I subscribed to the list several months ago, when I downloaded FreeRadius and was having some problems with configurations. I've asked some questions, but not a whole lot and (hopefully) not redundant ones. But I was able to do just what Alan says - read through the config files, comment/uncomment and change these settings, and get it working. I'm not a big system admin (I run this out of my home, for fun, strange as that sounds), and I haven't yet read the RFC's, but I understand the basic way that RADIUS works, and can figure things out so long as there isn't any programming involved. It works; it works well; and the list is there for when *that* fails, at least in my most humble opinion. Alan's replies are terse, often refer to the configs or ask for patches (it's an open-source project,a fter all, right?) and that's fine; he also replies *quickly* and in cases where something is wrong, with pointers and help in the right direction. Subscribing to the list if you plan to use it is a *great* idea, as a lot of things you might come across will be mentioned, and specific examples for out-of-the-way hardware. But for someone to send some sample configs - to my thinking, that's what the default config files *are*. Now back to my cave... - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
