Hi Jacob, Short answer - YES....
Longer answer - Yes - you can setup the Freeradius system to use just the "users" file to handle the user login validation. Of course if you are validating more than say 100 - 200 users it can get to be a little bit "fun" to keep the file up to date with current users. You can write a script (pick scripting language of choice) to add, delete or modify user login info in the "users" file .... I would suggest, however, to look into a database backend (posgress or mysql - depends on what you need to do - posgress has triggers and procedures whereas mysql is just now getting triggers). A database backend will allow you much more flexability in how you can maintain the user base, allow account usage tracking and other capabilities where using a flat-file system will require you to parse through log files to glean the same info. I guess it all depends on what your application is [grin]... As for a "graphical user interface" for freeradius - nothing serious out there yet [wink]. gm... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacob Clausen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 12:25 PM Subject: Re: Help adding users > Thx again Milver for your response :) > > A short explanation is now in order. Its NOT that i dont like getting my > feed wet, playing with freeradius, its only that I have played around, > installed and configured Cistron Radius for the last week, only to find out > that Cistron DOESNT support 802.1x !. My biggest pain with Cistron came with > adding users....until i found a webmin module, that allowed me to add users > in a "make sense Web based enviroment". But since there is no webbased > grafical interface for setting up the freeradius, I only took the liberty of > asking the questions in this list, just to make sure i found the right > Radius software this time, and since im new to linux, I KNOW i will have > trouble adding users in a pure hardcore linux environment. > And for your question. Yes im referering to the user files. My goal is to > implement a very basic freeradius solution, where users have to authenticate > them selves when logging on to the internet. My idea was that I could add > users, there info (name, ID, and password only), in the user dir only, and > therefor NOT add a database of any sort. Is this possible, and will the > authetification work this way, or do I have to implement a database like > MYSQL etc. ? > > Best Regards > > Jacob > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Milver S. Nisay > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 5:48 PM > Subject: Re: Help adding users > > > > > > >I have a server running Clark Connect, for broadband gateway, firewall, > bandwith limiter, snort etc... To this server I have connected a zyxel zyair > B-2000 Wireless >accespoint to distribute wireless broadband to the users on > the network. Also on the server I want to install freeradius to authenticate > users on the wireless network, >> ( as Freeradius is the only one that > supports 802.1x). I have no user database installed on the server, but isnt. > freeradius cabaple of storing user in its own >database. ?? > > as far as i know, freeradius does not have its own "database" . that is why > we have PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc . > are you referring to a file structure where freeradius reads user details > like flat files or user files? > as i have advised you, make your feet wet with freeradius, try installing > freeradius first and let the question comes in one by one. > as you are showing by the question you throw to the list, you are not yet > trying EVEN to INSTALL freeradius and read the docs that comes with it. > dont believe others if they told you that freeradius is good UNTIL you > proved it to yourself that it is really flexible and good. > you knowledge won't grow with freeradius if you don't try to install it, > play with it and have fun with it! > > here is one general link you can review, this is also in the freeradius > list. > http://www.frontios.com/freeradius.html > > if time is critical, and there are some people who offer commercial services > and can do it for you, that is if you > cant do it by google and the list...you may contact me off the list and i > can refer a few :) *wink* > > good luck! > //milver > > > - > List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
