On Mon, 2002-12-02 at 14:58, Alan DeKok wrote: > Mike Varley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would like to use a database (SQL?) to manage my realms, instead of > > the text files. The advantages are twofold: a unified repository for all > > my user data (ISP, IP Pools, local usernames) and the other benefit is I > > could add/remove realms w/o sending a SIGHUP to the radius proxy. > > That sounds reasonable. > > > Before I go and change the core components within the freeradius > > library, has anyone else implemented this type of system before, and > > have a better solution? Can I get this kind of behaviour through > > modules? (ie, do a DB lookup, and add the result to the local list if > > its not already in the list etc...) > > No, not really. > > The server needs a bunch of information for realms. Name, IP, port, > secret, alive/dead status, etc. > > It's just easier if the server manages those lists itself > internally, rather than doing DB calls all of the time. >
Faster and more efficient aswell. How often is proxy information going to change, really? And SIGHUPing FreeRADIUS is not a costly affair. One solution we came up with was a compromise; changing proxy information in the Database could trigger a re-write of the realms file, and SIGHUP the FR server. The only problem here being that someone *could* inadvertently change only the realms file, SIGHUP the process, and be out of synch with the DB. Hmmm.... MV -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mike Varley -= SOMA Networks =- Tel: 416.977.1414 x1578 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
