Re: Why must clients exist when radius starts?
Alan DeKok wrote: > Douglas Phillipson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Is there a configuration option that will allow me to put a client IP in >> the clients file without the client actually existing yet? It seems >> when radius starts, if a client doesn't exist the daemon dies. > > Huh? It does that only if you put a hostname in, and the hostname > isn't resolvable to an IP address. > > The answer is to use IP addresses in the clients.conf file. Since > IP addresses always exist, the serbver will always start. Or if you really feel you must have a domain name in there, add it to your local /etc/hosts file until it is added to DNS. -- Dennis Skinner Systems Administrator BlueFrog Internet http://www.bluefrog.com - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
Re: Why must clients exist when radius starts?
Douglas Phillipson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there a configuration option that will allow me to put a client IP in > the clients file without the client actually existing yet? It seems > when radius starts, if a client doesn't exist the daemon dies. Huh? It does that only if you put a hostname in, and the hostname isn't resolvable to an IP address. The answer is to use IP addresses in the clients.conf file. Since IP addresses always exist, the serbver will always start. > Also is it the case that when the log is rolled, the daemon re-reads the > config files and would die if it can't contact a client at this time? The server never contacts the clients. The clients always start off the RADIUS conversation by contacting the server. You can list 10,000 IP's in the clients.conf file, none of which are real machines, and the server will *always* start. Alan DeKok. - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
Why must clients exist when radius starts?
Is there a configuration option that will allow me to put a client IP in the clients file without the client actually existing yet? It seems when radius starts, if a client doesn't exist the daemon dies. I looked in the archives but I don't quite know what to query for. Also is it the case that when the log is rolled, the daemon re-reads the config files and would die if it can't contact a client at this time? Regards Doug P - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
