[freeside] Next Step

[Rob Spurlock]

Thanks Ivan, that will keep me busy for a bit.

Rob


---- Original Message ----
From: ivan at 420.am
To: ivan-freeside at sisd.com, 
Subject: Re: [freeside] Next Step
Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 00:54:50 -0700

>On Sun, Aug 12, 2001 at 03:23:05AM -0400, Rob Spurlock wrote:
>> I can appreciate the Free vs. Need.  I will try to ask more pointed
>> questions.
>> 
>> Ok, let's start with the first part..
>> 
>> I have gotten as far as getting the ssh setup to talk to each other
>> on the radius server and the freeside server.  I even have freeside
>> sending over the "new" users file.  The question is:
>> 
>> My current users file looks like this:
>> user at lock-net	Password = "password"
>> 	Port-Limit = 1,
>> 	Service-Type = Framed,
>> 	Framed-Protocol = PPP,
>> 	Framed-IP-Address = 255.255.255.254,
>> 	Framed-IP-Netmask = 255.255.255.255,
>> 	Idle-Timeout = 1200,
>> 	Session-Timeout = 28800
>> 
>> and the one freeside generated looks like this:
>> username         Password = "password"
>>         ,
>>         Framed-IP-Address = "0.0.0.0"
>> 
>> The question is, where do I control what the users file looks 
>like? 
>> I know it gets the Framed-IP-Address from the slipip but what about
>> the rest?
>
>You can specify additional RADIUS check or reply attributes when you 
>run
>fs-setup, or use the bin/fs-radius-add-check and 
>bin/fs-radius-add-reply
>scripts to add them later.
>
>>  I see where it puts the information together in
>> svc_acct.export.  Do I just manually add the info in there?  How 
>do I
>> specify the number of allowed ports per service?
>
>Usually, using a `Port-Limit' RADIUS check attribute.
>
>> 
>> Thanks again.
>> 
>> Rob Spurlock
>> Lock-Net
>> 
>> 
>> ---- Original Message ----
>> From: ivan at 420.am
>> To: ivan-freeside at sisd.com, 
>> Subject: Re: [freeside] Next Step
>> Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2001 18:23:24 -0700
>> 
>> >On Sat, Aug 11, 2001 at 09:06:27PM -0400, Rob Spurlock wrote:
>> >> Ok, like I said, I've read these.  I need more than this.
>> >
>> >"need" does not get along too well with "free".
>> >
>> >> I
>> >> understand that I need a config file called radiusmachines and 
>the
>> >> docs say::
>> >> 
>> >> radiusmachines - users is copied to the /etc/raddb directory on 
>the
>> >> remote machine. If no errors occur, the command ( builddbm ) is
>> >> executed on the remote machine
>> >> 
>> >> But Do I create the users file somewhere?  Where do I put it?
>> >
>> >No.  Freeside creates a `users' file.
>> >
>> >> How does freeside add users to the users file?
>> >
>> >Freeside does not add users to an existing users file.
>> >The bin/svc_acct.export script creates a users file from the 
>> >svc_acct 
>> >table, containing all entries with a non-empty slipip field.
>> >
>> >> Do I need some kind of
>> >> DEFAULT entry in the users file to tell freeside where to add 
>the 
>> >new
>> >> user?  As for how I get the users file over, I read about 
>importing
>> >> legacy data.  I read::
>> >> 
>> >> bin/svc_acct.import - Import `passwd', ( `shadow' or 
>> >`master.passwd'
>> >> ) and RADIUS `users'. Before running bin/svc_acct.import, you 
>need
>> >> services (with table svc_acct) as follows: 
>> >> Most accounts probably have entries in passwd and users (with
>> >> Port-Limit nonexistant or 1) 
>> >> Some accounts have entries in passwd and users, but with 
>> >Port-Limit 2
>> >> (or more) 
>> >> Some accounts might have entries in users only (Port-Limit 1) 
>> >> Some accounts might have entries in users only (Port-Limit >= 
>2) 
>> >> POP mail accounts have entries in passwd only, and have a 
>> >particular
>> >> shell. 
>> >> Everything else in passwd is a shell account. 
>> >> 
>> >> But it doesn't really tell me a whole lot.  A little 
>clarification
>> >> this one also would help.
>> >
>> >If you want help, you need to ask specific questions about what 
>you 
>> >do
>> >not understand, not ask for vague "clarification".
>> >
>> >> 
>> >> Thanks!
>> >> 
>> >> Rob
>> >> 
>> >> 
>> >> ---- Original Message ----
>> >> From: ivan at 420.am
>> >> To: ivan-freeside at sisd.com, 
>> >> Subject: Re: [freeside] Next Step
>> >> Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2001 04:13:51 -0700
>> >> 
>> >> >htdocs/docs/export.html
>> >> >htdocs/docs/config.html
>> >> >
>> >> >On Sat, Aug 11, 2001 at 07:00:01AM -0400, Rob Spurlock wrote:
>> >> >> Ok folks,
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> I have gotten freeside 1.3.1 installed and running.  I've 
>setup 
>> >my
>> >> >> account, etc and gotten a new customer added.  My question 
>is 
>> >> >'What's
>> >> >> next?'.  I've tried to read all I can but can't see anything 
>> >that
>> >> >> makes sense to me about how to make it talk to my other 
>> >servers.  I
>> >> >> have freeside running on a RH7.1 box using mysql 3.23.40.  I 
>> >need 
>> >> >to
>> >> >> know how the provisioning aspect of this software works.  We 
>run
>> >> >> Merit Radius on a separate RH6.2 server that we need to talk 
>> >to.  
>> >> >In
>> >> >> fact, at this point, all I need to be able to do is talk to 
>my 
>> >> >radius
>> >> >> server and my mail server (NT based) but one step at a time. 
> 
>> >> >Anyone
>> >> >> give me a little push?
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> Thanks!
>> >> >> Rob Spurlock
>> >> >> Lock-Net
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> Webmail Provided by Lock-Net Internet Services: 
>www.lock-net.com
>> >> >> 
>> >> >
>> >> >-- 
>> >> >meow
>> >> >_ivan
>> >> >
>> >> 
>> >> Webmail Provided by Lock-Net Internet Services: www.lock-net.com
>> >> 
>> >
>> >-- 
>> >meow
>> >_ivan
>> >
>> 
>> Webmail Provided by Lock-Net Internet Services: www.lock-net.com
>> 
>
>-- 
>meow
>_ivan
>

Webmail Provided by Lock-Net Internet Services: www.lock-net.com