[freeside-users] RADIUS

[Jeremy Davis]

Dave wrote:

>Hello - I am new to freeside and am at a loss. 
>
>I followed all instructions and now when I try to run
>freeside (/etc/init.d/freeside),
>freeside-sqlradius-radacctd does not start. I am
>writing radius records being generated by SER(SIP
>SErver) to a postgres database called "radius". Please
>help clarify the following:
>
>1) freeside-sqlradius-radacct does not start
>
>Error says: no sqlradius or sqlradius_withdomain
>exports without ignore_accounting at
>/usr/local/bin/freeside-sqlradius-radacctd line 42.
>  
>
Does you radius export have ignore_accounting option checked?  This is a 
checkbox under the exports section for radius.

> 
>2) What does freeside-sqlradius-radacctd do? 
>  
>
man freeside-sqlradius-radacctd states that it imports records from a 
radius server into the realtime session monitor.

>3) What is "sqlradius" whose reference I see
>everywhere? Is that the name of the database to whch
>radius writes to? 
>
>4) what does freeside-sqlradius-reset do? 
>  
>
It resets the radcheck table with the radius username and passwords.  It 
deletes the current contents then reloads it with data from freeside, 
useful if you are adding a new radius server.

>
>Any overview of the process will help.
>
>Thanks
>
>  
>
Jeremy