[freeside] GNU-Radius

[Max]

Hi!

I was thinking about it and, why should i fear the db (mysql) will go down
more often than cistron?
I dont have much experience but we are running a "php-chat" that has a mysql
back-end for the last 3 months without a problem.
am i missing something?

Thanks
Max

----- Original Message -----
From: Rene Dudfield <rdudfield at hotmail.com>
To: <ivan-freeside at sisd.com>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 3:16 AM
Subject: Re: [freeside] GNU-Radius


>
>
>
> >
> >Hi!
> >
> >Any body using GNU-RADIUS with Freeside?
> >
> >I read that freeside generates a text file "users" or passwd file for
> >cistron to authenticate.
> >But how does freeside get the accounting info coming in from the TS to
the
> >Cistron plain text detail file?
> >
> >Iam thinking of replacing cistron 1.6.4 for gnu-radius because it
supports
> >Mysql autethication and accounting. What do you all think?
> >
> >Thanks a lot
> >Max
>
> Sounds good in theory.
>
> I think a more robust way is to authenticate off files generated by from
the
> database(add and update files, never delete).
>
> Then have a script to query the db on which users to remove from the
files.
>
> This way if your db goes down your users can still log in(and don't wake
you
> up in the middle of the night).
>
>
>
> Accounting into the db is fine as long as you don't mind loosing data when
> your db is down.  Some radius servers do both(xtradius does).
>
> I'd recomend using both(files and db) and having a cronjob generate
totals,
> and find the differences.
>
> If possible get your router or RAS box to generate statistics, so you can
> compare with those as well.