On 15 Aug 2011, at 06:31, Doug Hardie wrote: > The root user in OS-X is not easily accessible. Its there, just like in > FreeBSD, but you can't login or su to it normally.
You can sudo to root... sudo -s to get a root shell. -Arran > > > On 14 August 2011, at 20:11, Sallee, Stephen (Jake) wrote: > >> Hmmm … are you sure you are root? I am not a MAC guy, but I do know that >> MACs are based off Linux (technically FreeBSD with some Steve Jobs magic on >> top, but who REALLY makes that distinction any more : ). That being the >> case root SHOULD have access to everything, so if as root you are being >> denied access to a file then either the file has become locked somehow (but >> Linux is not supposed to care about that) or you are not REALLY root. Your >> user may be root but it could be missing some privileges that another system >> user has. I have been using Fedora, Ubuntu, CentOS, etc for several years >> and have NEVER had a file deny root access. Root is the holy smack down you >> lay on a file when you want to fiddle with it no-matter-what, file >> permissions be d@mn3d! >> >> Then again, as I said, I am not a MAC guy so Apple could have done something >> special. Perhaps another MAC user here can say… >> >> Jake Sallee >> Godfather of Bandwidth >> System Engineer >> University of Mary Hardin-Baylor >> 900 College St. >> Belton, Texas >> 76513 >> Fone: 254-295-4658 >> Phax: 254-295-4221 >> >> From: freeradius-users-bounces+jake.sallee=umhb....@lists.freeradius.org >> [mailto:freeradius-users-bounces+jake.sallee=umhb....@lists.freeradius.org] >> On Behalf Of Elizabeth Fife >> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 7:02 PM >> To: freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org >> Subject: RE: Cant Start Radius Server MAC OSX (snow leopard) >> >> Hi Jack >> I am root user >> >> Server Radius Logs Say >> >> Sun Aug 14 16:59:56 2011 : Info: rlm_sql (sql): Driver rlm_sql_sqlite >> (module rlm_sql_sqlite) loaded and linked >> Sun Aug 14 16:59:56 2011 : Info: rlm_sql (sql): Attempting to connect to >> radius@localhost:/radius >> Sun Aug 14 16:59:56 2011 : Info: rlm_sql_sqlite: Opening sqlite database >> /private/etc/raddb/sqlite_radius_client_database for #0 >> Sun Aug 14 16:59:56 2011 : Info: rlm_sql_sqlite: sqlite3_open() = 0 >> Sun Aug 14 16:59:56 2011 : Info: rlm_sql_sqlite: Opening sqlite database >> /private/etc/raddb/sqlite_radius_client_database for #1 >> Sun Aug 14 16:59:56 2011 : Info: rlm_sql_sqlite: sqlite3_open() = 0 >> Sun Aug 14 16:59:56 2011 : Info: rlm_sql_sqlite: Opening sqlite database >> /private/etc/raddb/sqlite_radius_client_database for #2 >> Sun Aug 14 16:59:56 2011 : Info: rlm_sql_sqlite: sqlite3_open() = 0 >> Sun Aug 14 16:59:56 2011 : Info: rlm_sql_sqlite: Opening sqlite database >> /private/etc/raddb/sqlite_radius_client_database for #3 >> Sun Aug 14 16:59:56 2011 : Info: rlm_sql_sqlite: sqlite3_open() = 0 >> Sun Aug 14 16:59:56 2011 : Info: rlm_sql_sqlite: Opening sqlite database >> /private/etc/raddb/sqlite_radius_client_database for #4 >> Sun Aug 14 16:59:56 2011 : Info: rlm_sql_sqlite: sqlite3_open() = 0 >> Sun Aug 14 16:59:56 2011 : Error: /private/etc/raddb/users[215]: Parse error >> (check) for entry Service-Type: Invalid octet string "NAS-Prompt-User" for >> attribute name "" >> Sun Aug 14 16:59:56 2011 : Error: Errors reading /private/etc/raddb/users >> Sun Aug 14 16:59:56 2011 : Error: /private/etc/raddb/modules/files[7]: >> Instantiation failed for module "files" >> Sun Aug 14 16:59:56 2011 : Error: >> /private/etc/raddb/sites-enabled/inner-tunnel[111]: Failed to find module >> "files". >> Sun Aug 14 16:59:56 2011 : Error: >> /private/etc/raddb/sites-enabled/inner-tunnel[34]: Errors parsing authorize >> section. >> Sun Aug 14 16:59:56 2011 : Error: Errors initializing modules >> >> >> radiusd -x says >> >> server10:~ admin$ radiusd -X >> FreeRADIUS Version 2.1.3, for host i386-apple-darwin10.0, built on Apr 11 >> 2011 at 17:19:07 >> Copyright (C) 1999-2008 The FreeRADIUS server project and contributors. >> There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A >> PARTICULAR PURPOSE. >> You may redistribute copies of FreeRADIUS under the terms of the >> GNU General Public License v2. >> Starting - reading configuration files ... >> including configuration file /private/etc/raddb/radiusd.conf >> Unable to open file "/private/etc/raddb/radiusd.conf": Permission denied >> Errors reading /private/etc/raddb/radiusd.conf >> >> DOes that help? >> >> >> >> >>> To: freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org >> >>> Subject: RE: Cant Start Radius Server MAC OSX (snow leopard) >>> Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:56:13 +0000 >>> >>> As what user are you attempting to start FreeRADIUS? Most times FR is run >>> as a daemon, so any user that tries to run FR should have permissions to >>> look at FR's files, most time this is root or some other super user. What >>> does radiusd -X say? >>> >>> Jake Sallee >>> Godfather of Bandwidth >>> System Engineer >>> University of Mary Hardin-Baylor >>> 900 College St. >>> Belton, Texas >>> 76513 >>> Fone: 254-295-4658 >>> Phax: 254-295-4221 >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: freeradius-users-bounces+jake.sallee=umhb....@lists.freeradius.org >>> [mailto:freeradius-users-bounces+jake.sallee=umhb....@lists.freeradius.org] >>> On Behalf Of DavidS >>> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 5:22 PM >>> To: freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org >>> Subject: Cant Start Radius Server MAC OSX (snow leopard) >>> >>> Hi >>> I tried to Run Radius Server on Mac OSX Server Snow Leopard. >>> >>> Tried to START Radius >>> >>> It wont start >>> >>> I had made a few changed (detailed below) I went to DEBUG with following out >>> put: >>> >>> server10:~ admin$ radiusd -X >>> FreeRADIUS Version 2.1.3, for host i386-apple-darwin10.0, built on Apr 11 >>> 2011 at 17:19:07 >>> Copyright (C) 1999-2008 The FreeRADIUS server project and contributors. >>> There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A >>> PARTICULAR PURPOSE. >>> You may redistribute copies of FreeRADIUS under the terms of the GNU >>> General Public License v2. >>> Starting - reading configuration files ... >>> including configuration file /private/etc/raddb/radiusd.conf Unable to open >>> file "/private/etc/raddb/radiusd.conf": Permission denied Errors reading >>> /private/etc/raddb/radiusd.conf server10:~ admin$ >>> >>> I had not edited this file >>> >>> Can anyone help ? >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> CHANGES I MADE PRIOR TO GETTING THIS ERROR First time I used the Radius >>> Server >>> >>> Using Server Admin selected the Radius service - it appeared as expected >>> identified and I entered a local time capsule (That appeared as a base >>> station) >>> >>> The Radius Server was running >>> >>> I stopped the Radius Server >>> >>> AND using textwrangler edited /etc/raddb/clients.conf >>> >>> I entered the following text below the preceding "#" and above the text >>> "client localhost {" >>> client { >>> ipaddr = 192.168.0.100 >>> netmask = 32 >>> secret = XXXX >>> require_message_authenticator = no >>> shortname = slr877 >>> nastype = cisco >>> } >>> >>> I saved the file closed the file >>> >>> >>> Using textwrangler I edited /etc/raddb/users >>> >>> At the end of the file entered >>> >>> user1 Cleartext-Password := “password” >>> Service-Type = NAS-Prompt-User, >>> cisco-avpair = “webvpn:user-vpn-group=SLRgroup1” >>> >>> Saved the file closed the file >>> >>> Tried to restart the Radius Server and got the above error >>> >>> Please help >>> Thanks >>> >>> -- >>> View this message in context: >>> http://freeradius.1045715.n5.nabble.com/Cant-Start-Radius-Server-MAC-OSX-snow-leopard-tp4699245p4699245.html >>> Sent from the FreeRadius - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >>> >>> - >>> List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? 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