Questions about upgrading Freeradius
Hi everyone: I have been using Freeradius v.0.9.3 for over a year and i wish to upgrade to the latest version. Can anyone give me detailed instructions on how to do this? I use Freeradius in a prodcution enviroment and i can't afford to mess it up. I'm running Linux RedHat 9. Do i just do a ./configure, make and make install like i did the first time? If yes, won't that overwrite all of my current config files? Thanks! Linda PagilloDirector of Technical ServicesN2 The Net, LLC[EMAIL PROTECTED]931-372-9179 - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
Re: Questions about upgrading Freeradius
On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Linda Pagillo wrote: Hi everyone: I have been using Freeradius v.0.9.3 for over a year and i wish to upgrade to the latest version. Can anyone give me detailed instructions on how to do this? I use Freeradius in a prodcution enviroment and i can't afford to mess it up. I'm running Linux RedHat 9. Do i just do a ./configure, make and make install like i did the first time? If yes, won't that overwrite all of my current config files? Thanks! First, I would recommend setting up a lab machine (you can do it on your workstation if you need to) to test that your configs work correctly with the new version. Its probably backward compatible, but I wouldn't just blindly upgrade on production and hope for the best. Then you could compile freeradius with --prefix. This will put all configurations, binaries, etc.. into a certain directory. For example: ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/freeradius1.0.5 make make install When that's done, cd to /usr/local/freeradius1.0.5/etc/raddb and change your files to make it work like it did in testing. Shutdown the current radius version and start up the new one with /usr/local/freeradius1.0.5/sbin/radiusd -X and see if its working. If so, modify your startup scripts to point to the new version instead of the old. - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
Re: Questions about upgrading Freeradius
Thanks for your reply. Is it really this much work to do a simple upgrade? Is there a shortcut? - Original Message - From: Dusty Doris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FreeRadius users mailing list freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 9:58 AM Subject: Re: Questions about upgrading Freeradius On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Linda Pagillo wrote: Hi everyone: I have been using Freeradius v.0.9.3 for over a year and i wish to upgrade to the latest version. Can anyone give me detailed instructions on how to do this? I use Freeradius in a prodcution enviroment and i can't afford to mess it up. I'm running Linux RedHat 9. Do i just do a ./configure, make and make install like i did the first time? If yes, won't that overwrite all of my current config files? Thanks! First, I would recommend setting up a lab machine (you can do it on your workstation if you need to) to test that your configs work correctly with the new version. Its probably backward compatible, but I wouldn't just blindly upgrade on production and hope for the best. Then you could compile freeradius with --prefix. This will put all configurations, binaries, etc.. into a certain directory. For example: ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/freeradius1.0.5 make make install When that's done, cd to /usr/local/freeradius1.0.5/etc/raddb and change your files to make it work like it did in testing. Shutdown the current radius version and start up the new one with /usr/local/freeradius1.0.5/sbin/radiusd -X and see if its working. If so, modify your startup scripts to point to the new version instead of the old. - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
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Linda Pagillo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for your reply. Is it really this much work to do a simple upgrade? Is there a shortcut? Not really. Doing the upgrade slowly is less work than doing it quickly, and then having your RADIUS server down because you missed something. Alan DeKok. - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
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You consider that much work? I wish I had your job! :) On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Linda Pagillo wrote: Thanks for your reply. Is it really this much work to do a simple upgrade? Is there a shortcut? - Original Message - From: Dusty Doris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FreeRadius users mailing list freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 9:58 AM Subject: Re: Questions about upgrading Freeradius On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Linda Pagillo wrote: Hi everyone: I have been using Freeradius v.0.9.3 for over a year and i wish to upgrade to the latest version. Can anyone give me detailed instructions on how to do this? I use Freeradius in a prodcution enviroment and i can't afford to mess it up. I'm running Linux RedHat 9. Do i just do a ./configure, make and make install like i did the first time? If yes, won't that overwrite all of my current config files? Thanks! First, I would recommend setting up a lab machine (you can do it on your workstation if you need to) to test that your configs work correctly with the new version. Its probably backward compatible, but I wouldn't just blindly upgrade on production and hope for the best. Then you could compile freeradius with --prefix. This will put all configurations, binaries, etc.. into a certain directory. For example: ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/freeradius1.0.5 make make install When that's done, cd to /usr/local/freeradius1.0.5/etc/raddb and change your files to make it work like it did in testing. Shutdown the current radius version and start up the new one with /usr/local/freeradius1.0.5/sbin/radiusd -X and see if its working. If so, modify your startup scripts to point to the new version instead of the old. - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
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I wish you had my job too because i'm about fed up with this crap.. Anyway, thanks for the reply, i'll do it. - Original Message - From: Dusty Doris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FreeRadius users mailing list freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 11:48 AM Subject: Re: Questions about upgrading Freeradius You consider that much work? I wish I had your job! :) On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Linda Pagillo wrote: Thanks for your reply. Is it really this much work to do a simple upgrade? Is there a shortcut? - Original Message - From: Dusty Doris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FreeRadius users mailing list freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 9:58 AM Subject: Re: Questions about upgrading Freeradius On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Linda Pagillo wrote: Hi everyone: I have been using Freeradius v.0.9.3 for over a year and i wish to upgrade to the latest version. Can anyone give me detailed instructions on how to do this? I use Freeradius in a prodcution enviroment and i can't afford to mess it up. I'm running Linux RedHat 9. Do i just do a ./configure, make and make install like i did the first time? If yes, won't that overwrite all of my current config files? Thanks! First, I would recommend setting up a lab machine (you can do it on your workstation if you need to) to test that your configs work correctly with the new version. Its probably backward compatible, but I wouldn't just blindly upgrade on production and hope for the best. Then you could compile freeradius with --prefix. This will put all configurations, binaries, etc.. into a certain directory. For example: ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/freeradius1.0.5 make make install When that's done, cd to /usr/local/freeradius1.0.5/etc/raddb and change your files to make it work like it did in testing. Shutdown the current radius version and start up the new one with /usr/local/freeradius1.0.5/sbin/radiusd -X and see if its working. If so, modify your startup scripts to point to the new version instead of the old. - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
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Thanks Dusty, i know you were just kidding with me and that's cool :) I'm just having a bad day hehe. So what i would have to do is set up freeradius 0.9.3 on a different system and then upgrade it as a test and if everything goes well i should do it on my production system? - Original Message - From: Dusty Doris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FreeRadius users mailing list freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 12:50 PM Subject: Re: Questions about upgrading Freeradius I was just giving you a hard time. Its a little longer of a process, but it will definately save you a lot of time and more importantly a lot of stress if you do run into issues. BTW - I am in the process of replacing all our radius servers here too. So far, I've had no issues with configurations moving between .9 or .93 and 1.0.5. My setup is pretty simple here though. Good Luck with the upgrade. -Dusty Doris On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Linda Pagillo wrote: I wish you had my job too because i'm about fed up with this crap.. Anyway, thanks for the reply, i'll do it. - Original Message - From: Dusty Doris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FreeRadius users mailing list freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 11:48 AM Subject: Re: Questions about upgrading Freeradius You consider that much work? I wish I had your job! :) On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Linda Pagillo wrote: Thanks for your reply. Is it really this much work to do a simple upgrade? Is there a shortcut? - Original Message - From: Dusty Doris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FreeRadius users mailing list freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 9:58 AM Subject: Re: Questions about upgrading Freeradius On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Linda Pagillo wrote: Hi everyone: I have been using Freeradius v.0.9.3 for over a year and i wish to upgrade to the latest version. Can anyone give me detailed instructions on how to do this? I use Freeradius in a prodcution enviroment and i can't afford to mess it up. I'm running Linux RedHat 9. Do i just do a ./configure, make and make install like i did the first time? If yes, won't that overwrite all of my current config files? Thanks! First, I would recommend setting up a lab machine (you can do it on your workstation if you need to) to test that your configs work correctly with the new version. Its probably backward compatible, but I wouldn't just blindly upgrade on production and hope for the best. Then you could compile freeradius with --prefix. This will put all configurations, binaries, etc.. into a certain directory. For example: ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/freeradius1.0.5 make make install When that's done, cd to /usr/local/freeradius1.0.5/etc/raddb and change your files to make it work like it did in testing. Shutdown the current radius version and start up the new one with /usr/local/freeradius1.0.5/sbin/radiusd -X and see if its working. If so, modify your startup scripts to point to the new version instead of the old. - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
Re: Questions about upgrading Freeradius
One thing I came across when upgrading from 0.9.3 to 1.0.5 is that the default allowed characters for sql queries changed. I used [ and ] in my usernames, so the results after upgrade whas that my accounting reccords where set with the mime-equivalent of [ and ]. I had to add these characters as allowed ones in sql.conf - Original Message - From: Linda Pagillo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FreeRadius users mailing list freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 3:01 PM Subject: Re: Questions about upgrading Freeradius Thanks Dusty, i know you were just kidding with me and that's cool :) I'm just having a bad day hehe. So what i would have to do is set up freeradius 0.9.3 on a different system and then upgrade it as a test and if everything goes well i should do it on my production system? - Original Message - From: Dusty Doris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FreeRadius users mailing list freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 12:50 PM Subject: Re: Questions about upgrading Freeradius I was just giving you a hard time. Its a little longer of a process, but it will definately save you a lot of time and more importantly a lot of stress if you do run into issues. BTW - I am in the process of replacing all our radius servers here too. So far, I've had no issues with configurations moving between .9 or .93 and 1.0.5. My setup is pretty simple here though. Good Luck with the upgrade. -Dusty Doris On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Linda Pagillo wrote: I wish you had my job too because i'm about fed up with this crap.. Anyway, thanks for the reply, i'll do it. - Original Message - From: Dusty Doris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FreeRadius users mailing list freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 11:48 AM Subject: Re: Questions about upgrading Freeradius You consider that much work? I wish I had your job! :) On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Linda Pagillo wrote: Thanks for your reply. Is it really this much work to do a simple upgrade? Is there a shortcut? - Original Message - From: Dusty Doris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FreeRadius users mailing list freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 9:58 AM Subject: Re: Questions about upgrading Freeradius On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Linda Pagillo wrote: Hi everyone: I have been using Freeradius v.0.9.3 for over a year and i wish to upgrade to the latest version. Can anyone give me detailed instructions on how to do this? I use Freeradius in a prodcution enviroment and i can't afford to mess it up. I'm running Linux RedHat 9. Do i just do a ./configure, make and make install like i did the first time? If yes, won't that overwrite all of my current config files? Thanks! First, I would recommend setting up a lab machine (you can do it on your workstation if you need to) to test that your configs work correctly with the new version. Its probably backward compatible, but I wouldn't just blindly upgrade on production and hope for the best. Then you could compile freeradius with --prefix. This will put all configurations, binaries, etc.. into a certain directory. For example: ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/freeradius1.0.5 make make install When that's done, cd to /usr/local/freeradius1.0.5/etc/raddb and change your files to make it work like it did in testing. Shutdown the current radius version and start up the new one with /usr/local/freeradius1.0.5/sbin/radiusd -X and see if its working. If so, modify your startup scripts to point to the new version instead of the old. - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
Re: Questions about upgrading Freeradius
No need to install .9.3. I'd just install 1.0.5 on another system (or to the same system, but in a different directory with --prefix) and then modify all the config files so it has the setup you currently use on .9. Then make sure it works. I doubt it, but perhaps you'll find that some configuration you have in radiusd.conf in .9 isn't compatible with 1.0.5 and you need to find a new way to declare the same functionality. Or maybe you need to use some switch to configure to enable a module you are using, that was previously auto-detected. I predict you'll find that its a smooth transition, but its just good practice to test it all out before you go and modify your production system. On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Linda Pagillo wrote: Thanks Dusty, i know you were just kidding with me and that's cool :) I'm just having a bad day hehe. So what i would have to do is set up freeradius 0.9.3 on a different system and then upgrade it as a test and if everything goes well i should do it on my production system? - Original Message - From: Dusty Doris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FreeRadius users mailing list freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 12:50 PM Subject: Re: Questions about upgrading Freeradius I was just giving you a hard time. Its a little longer of a process, but it will definately save you a lot of time and more importantly a lot of stress if you do run into issues. BTW - I am in the process of replacing all our radius servers here too. So far, I've had no issues with configurations moving between .9 or .93 and 1.0.5. My setup is pretty simple here though. Good Luck with the upgrade. -Dusty Doris On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Linda Pagillo wrote: I wish you had my job too because i'm about fed up with this crap.. Anyway, thanks for the reply, i'll do it. - Original Message - From: Dusty Doris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FreeRadius users mailing list freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 11:48 AM Subject: Re: Questions about upgrading Freeradius You consider that much work? I wish I had your job! :) On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Linda Pagillo wrote: Thanks for your reply. Is it really this much work to do a simple upgrade? Is there a shortcut? - Original Message - From: Dusty Doris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FreeRadius users mailing list freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 9:58 AM Subject: Re: Questions about upgrading Freeradius On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Linda Pagillo wrote: Hi everyone: I have been using Freeradius v.0.9.3 for over a year and i wish to upgrade to the latest version. Can anyone give me detailed instructions on how to do this? I use Freeradius in a prodcution enviroment and i can't afford to mess it up. I'm running Linux RedHat 9. Do i just do a ./configure, make and make install like i did the first time? If yes, won't that overwrite all of my current config files? Thanks! First, I would recommend setting up a lab machine (you can do it on your workstation if you need to) to test that your configs work correctly with the new version. Its probably backward compatible, but I wouldn't just blindly upgrade on production and hope for the best. Then you could compile freeradius with --prefix. This will put all configurations, binaries, etc.. into a certain directory. For example: ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/freeradius1.0.5 make make install When that's done, cd to /usr/local/freeradius1.0.5/etc/raddb and change your files to make it work like it did in testing. Shutdown the current radius version and start up the new one with /usr/local/freeradius1.0.5/sbin/radiusd -X and see if its working. If so, modify your startup scripts to point to the new version instead of the old. - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
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That's a perfect example of something that you'd find in testing, but might end up spending all night fighting if you just go and make the change. On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Paolo Rotela wrote: One thing I came across when upgrading from 0.9.3 to 1.0.5 is that the default allowed characters for sql queries changed. I used [ and ] in my usernames, so the results after upgrade whas that my accounting reccords where set with the mime-equivalent of [ and ]. I had to add these characters as allowed ones in sql.conf - Original Message - From: Linda Pagillo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FreeRadius users mailing list freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 3:01 PM Subject: Re: Questions about upgrading Freeradius Thanks Dusty, i know you were just kidding with me and that's cool :) I'm just having a bad day hehe. So what i would have to do is set up freeradius 0.9.3 on a different system and then upgrade it as a test and if everything goes well i should do it on my production system? - Original Message - From: Dusty Doris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FreeRadius users mailing list freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 12:50 PM Subject: Re: Questions about upgrading Freeradius I was just giving you a hard time. Its a little longer of a process, but it will definately save you a lot of time and more importantly a lot of stress if you do run into issues. BTW - I am in the process of replacing all our radius servers here too. So far, I've had no issues with configurations moving between .9 or .93 and 1.0.5. My setup is pretty simple here though. Good Luck with the upgrade. -Dusty Doris On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Linda Pagillo wrote: I wish you had my job too because i'm about fed up with this crap.. Anyway, thanks for the reply, i'll do it. - Original Message - From: Dusty Doris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FreeRadius users mailing list freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 11:48 AM Subject: Re: Questions about upgrading Freeradius You consider that much work? I wish I had your job! :) On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Linda Pagillo wrote: Thanks for your reply. Is it really this much work to do a simple upgrade? Is there a shortcut? - Original Message - From: Dusty Doris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FreeRadius users mailing list freeradius-users@lists.freeradius.org Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 9:58 AM Subject: Re: Questions about upgrading Freeradius On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Linda Pagillo wrote: Hi everyone: I have been using Freeradius v.0.9.3 for over a year and i wish to upgrade to the latest version. Can anyone give me detailed instructions on how to do this? I use Freeradius in a prodcution enviroment and i can't afford to mess it up. I'm running Linux RedHat 9. Do i just do a ./configure, make and make install like i did the first time? If yes, won't that overwrite all of my current config files? Thanks! First, I would recommend setting up a lab machine (you can do it on your workstation if you need to) to test that your configs work correctly with the new version. Its probably backward compatible, but I wouldn't just blindly upgrade on production and hope for the best. Then you could compile freeradius with --prefix. This will put all configurations, binaries, etc.. into a certain directory. For example: ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/freeradius1.0.5 make make install When that's done, cd to /usr/local/freeradius1.0.5/etc/raddb and change your files to make it work like it did in testing. Shutdown the current radius version and start up the new one with /usr/local/freeradius1.0.5/sbin/radiusd -X and see if its working. If so, modify your startup scripts to point to the new version instead of the old. - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
