Re: (RADIATOR) user record cache?

2000-03-06 Thread Hugh Irvine


Hello Stephen -

On Tue, 07 Mar 2000, Stephen Chen wrote:
> 
> Has anybody tried to cache user records when it is pulled into a proxy
> Radiator from a main Radiator server?
> 
> We need to do this to prevent authentication system failure as result of our
> centralized database server failure.  Since this database server is in a
> remote location, and mirroring it is currently not an option, we need
> something to let people authenticate on local proxy radius when it can't get
> to the main radius.
> 
> Any suggestions is greatly appreciated!
> 

Radiator will not cache any proxy responses.

You will probably have to generate a flat users file at the central site and
distribute it to the remote site(s) by automated scp (or equivalent). Then you
can set up a configuration to fall back to the local file if the remote site is
unreachable.

hth

Hugh

btw - if the central site is unreachable is there any point in still letting
your users connect? 

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(RADIATOR) user record cache?

2000-03-06 Thread Stephen Chen
Title: user record cache?





Has anybody tried to cache user records when it is pulled into a proxy Radiator from a main Radiator server?


We need to do this to prevent authentication system failure as result of our centralized database server failure.  Since this database server is in a remote location, and mirroring it is currently not an option, we need something to let people authenticate on local proxy radius when it can't get to the main radius.

Any suggestions is greatly appreciated!


cheers,


Stephen