How to use svc_acct.import
Ivan Kohler
ivan at sisd.com
Wed Mar 17 19:09:46 PST 1999
On Thu, Mar 18, 1999 at 12:39:30PM +1000, A P Blogg wrote:
> Within ../freeside/docs/legacy.html
>
> It has a html reference to
> http://rootwood.sisd.com/freeside/browse/part_svc.cgi
> regarding 'services' .. yet this link appears to be broken,
> or rather, rootwood.sisd.com doesn't exist..
Yes, sorry about that. This was reported earlier and was fixed in the
current tree.
> I have configured/made the relevent ../conf/* files relevent to my
> system, so I'm lost at this point..
You need to setup services (and many other things) on the web interface,
under `Administration'.
> What am I doing wrong? .. when I run ./svc_acct.import .. the first question
> I get is
>
> --
>
> Most accounts probably have entries in passwd and users (with Port-Limit
> nonexistant or 1).
> Enter part number, or 0 for none:
>
> --
>
> Yet I have no idea what I am supposed to answer there.. ?!?!
Once you setup some services (in the web interface, under
`Administration'), you'll get a list there instead.
> I'm beginning to be a real pain aren't I?.. :( ..
You're still getting your questions answered, aren't you? :)
> Sincerely,
>
> A P Blogg
>
> Administration and Sales
> URL: http://www.immortalnet.com.au
> E-Mail: apblogg at immortalnet.com.au
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ivan Kohler <ivan at sisd.com>
> To: ivan-freeside at sisd.com <ivan-freeside at sisd.com>
> Date: Friday, March 19, 1999 3:15 AM
> Subject: Re: How to use svc_acct.import
>
>
> >Reply-To:
> >In-Reply-To:
> ><000601be70e4$c480eab0$42f425cb at immortalnet.immortalnet.com.au>; from A P
> Blogg on Thu, Mar 18, 1999 at 12:12:25PM +1000
> >
> >On Thu, Mar 18, 1999 at 12:12:25PM +1000, A P Blogg wrote:
> >> I worked on it for a while and finally worked out that the USERS file was
> >> rejected if it contained more than one specification on one line, ie
> >> "Auth-Type = System, Framed-Protocol = PPP," .. it liked it when I
> seperated
> >> that into two lines...
> >
> >Yes, sorry if I wasn't clear when I said "svc_acct.import doesn't deal
> >well with... multi-attribute lines".
> >
> >>
> >> But now, I'm getting the following error...
> >>
> >> --
> >> Unkonwn svcpart at ./svc_acct.import line 201, <PASSWD> chunk 1.
> >> --
> >>
> >> Any ideas?
> >
> >You might get this error if you didn't enter valid service part numbers to
> >one of the initial questions that applies to an account in your files.
> >Say, if you just hit return or `0'.
> >
> >You should be getting a list of service part numbers before each question.
> >If you didn't (i.e. if you haven't setup all the items in the
> >configuration section, including services), then you're doing stuff in the
> >wrong order. Go back and setup services.
> >
> >>
> >> (by the way, I really appreciate your help and patience through all my
> >> confusion, thank you for that.)
> >>
> >>
> >> Sincerely,
> >>
> >> A P Blogg
> >>
> >> Administration and Sales
> >> URL: http://www.immortalnet.com.au
> >> E-Mail: apblogg at immortalnet.com.au
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Ivan Kohler <ivan at sisd.com>
> >> To: ivan-freeside at sisd.com <ivan-freeside at sisd.com>
> >> Date: Friday, March 19, 1999 2:47 AM
> >> Subject: Re: How to use svc_acct.import
> >>
> >>
> >> >On Thu, Mar 18, 1999 at 11:35:32AM +1000, A P Blogg wrote:
> >> >> The error I'm getting is such as
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> 1Unexpected line in users.import:
> >> >>
> >>
> #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> >> at ./svc_acct.import line 128, <USERS> chunk 2.
> >> >> --
> >> >>
> >> >> And that line is a comment within the /etc/raddb/users file..
> >> >>
> >> >> If I take the comments out, it reads passed the username and Password
> and
> >> >> chucks the sort of error out while reading "Auth-TYPE = ... blah blah"
> ..
> >> >>
> >> >> That specific enough?
> >> >
> >> >The first part was. The second part wasn't.
> >> >
> >> >It is *ALWAYS* better to report the actual error. "the sort of error"
> >> >does me no good.
> >> >
> >> >I'm guessing that your second error is "2Unexpected line"... instead of
> >> >"1Unexpected line"... but unless you report the *EXACT* error message,
> >> >that's just what it is, a guess.
> >> >
> >> >I thought the list subscription message ("report the exact error
> message")
> >> >was clear on this point. If anyone could suggest a better message I'll
> >> >be happy to change it, to avoid this sort of noise on the list.
> >> >
> >> >It looks like svc_acct.import doesn't deal well with comments and
> >> >multi-attribute lines. You could massage your data before feeding it to
> >> >svc_acct.import, or fix svc_acct.import to deal with these things.
> >> >
> >> >If you do the latter, I'd appriciate if you could contribute the changes
> >> >back into the distibution.
> >> >
> >> >I'll try to take a look at it at some point, but I've been very busy
> >> >latley.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> Sincerely,
> >> >>
> >> >> A P Blogg
> >> >>
> >> >> Administration and Sales
> >> >> URL: http://www.immortalnet.com.au
> >> >> E-Mail: apblogg at immortalnet.com.au
> >> >>
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: Ivan Kohler <ivan at sisd.com>
> >> >> To: ivan-freeside at sisd.com <ivan-freeside at sisd.com>
> >> >> Date: Friday, March 19, 1999 2:17 AM
> >> >> Subject: Re: How to use svc_acct.import
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> >On Thu, Mar 18, 1999 at 11:25:50AM +1000, A P Blogg wrote:
> >> >> >> svc_acct.import doesn't like my radius USERS file..
> >> >> >
> >> >> >It would certainly help if you could be more specific.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> my typical users file looks something like this..
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> boffey Password = "secret"
> >> >> >> Auth-Type = System, Framed-Protocol = PPP,
> >> >> >> Service-Type = Framed-User,
> >> >> >> Framed-Protocol = PPP,
> >> >> >> Framed-MTU = 1500,
> >> >> >> Session-Timeout = 21600,
> >> >> >> Idle-Timeout = 900,
> >> >> >> Acct-Session-Time = 1,
> >> >> >> Acct-Input-Octets = 1,
> >> >> >> Acct-Output-Octets = 1,
> >> >> >> LOGINS = 1
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> ---
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Anything wierdly different about my config that can't be handled?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Probably not. Whether or not you'll get free hand-holding is a
> >> different
> >> >> >question, though (I won't, and most everyone else capable has long
> since
> >> >> >unsubscribed from the list).
> >> >> >
> >> >> >--
> >> >> >Ivan Kohler <ivan at sisd.com> - finger for PGP key - <moc.dsis at navi>
> >> Relhok
> >> >> Navi
> >> >> >Open-source billing and administration for ISPs -
> >> >> http://www.sisd.com/freeside
> >> >> >20 4,16 * * * saytime # please don't be surprised if you find me
> >> dreaming
> >> >> too
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >Ivan Kohler <ivan at sisd.com> - finger for PGP key - <moc.dsis at navi>
> Relhok
> >> Navi
> >> >Open-source billing and administration for ISPs -
> >> http://www.sisd.com/freeside
> >> >20 4,16 * * * saytime # please don't be surprised if you find me
> dreaming
> >> too
> >>
> >
> >--
> >Ivan Kohler <ivan at sisd.com> - finger for PGP key - <moc.dsis at navi> Relhok
> Navi
> >Open-source billing and administration for ISPs -
> http://www.sisd.com/freeside
> >20 4,16 * * * saytime # please don't be surprised if you find me dreaming
> too
>
--
Ivan Kohler <ivan at sisd.com> - finger for PGP key - <moc.dsis at navi> Relhok Navi
Open-source billing and administration for ISPs - http://www.sisd.com/freeside
20 4,16 * * * saytime # please don't be surprised if you find me dreaming too
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