On Fri, 30 Nov 2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > > But is this for real? I need to restart the server if someone changes > > their password in the file that is configured with rlm_passwd? > > > > If so, that's not just a minor annoyance :P > > there are other modules which provide non-restart functionality > such as SQL password modules - there has also been recent > work in CVS head to make certain modules compatible with a HUP.
And the obvious comparable module to rlm_passwd; rlm_unix. My mistake was to think that rlm_passwd was just like rlm_unix, only with the additional possibility that I could decide the format of the file. > however, HUP and server restart - think logically about what is > the difference? When you HUP you tear down and make unavailable > the server anyway. some very nasty things happen in most > daemons that are hup'able. at least the freeradius HUP work > that has been undertaken keeps all the states alive. I dont see any major difference, any of them require interaction, and that's my issue here. -- Kolbjørn Barmen UNINETT Driftsenter - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html