[Modules] mod_auth_xradius cannot communicate with FreeRadius server

[Edward Rudd]

what version of apache httpd are you using?
from the error, it looks like it's not understanding "valid_user" and  
is treating it as a userID.
Have you run httpd in LogLevel debug?



On Jul 16, 2009, at 8:50 AM, Justin Mitchell wrote:

>   I am experiencing a problem with the module not sending requests  
> to my radius server.  I am getting prompted for a UID and password  
> but after entering valid information the prompt immediately returns  
> a 401 error.  Running my radius in debug confirms that the service  
> is never polling the radius server for authentication.
>   The freeradius server is on the same host as the apache so this is  
> not a networking issue.  I am also certain that this is not a radius  
> issue since the service is functioning for other applications.  The  
> module is loading properly and the error logs are less than  
> helpful.  Apache error log states the following :
>
> access to / failed, reason: verification of user id 'valid_user' not  
> configured
>
>   Below is the section of my httpd.conf file that pertains to this  
> module.  Can anyone tell me what I have done wrong?  I copied the  
> example config from the website as a template so it’s a little wordy.
>
>                 ## This Loads mod_auth_xradius into Apache
> LoadModule auth_xradius_module modules/mod_auth_xradius.so
>
>     ## The Cache for mod_auth_xradius must be configured globally.
>     ## If you do not want Authentication Caching, set:
>     # AuthXRadiusCache none -
>
>     ## A Local DBM Based Cache (low performance)
>     # AuthXRadiusCache dbm "conf/auth_xradius_cache"
>
>     ## Only a Single memcached Server
>     # AuthXRadiusCache memcache "127.0.0.1"
>     ## Multiple memcached Servers
>    # AuthXRadiusCache memcache "127.0.0.1 10.0.0.10 10.0.0.11  
> 10.0.0.11:11212"
>
>     ## Time in Seconds that an entry will be cached.
>   #  AuthXRadiusCacheTimeout 300
>
>     <Directory "/var/www/html/">
>         ## All of the directives inside the <Directory> block can be  
> placed
>         ## inside '.htaccess' files.
>
>         ## This is what the client sees in their Prompt.
>         AuthName "Private Area"
>
>         ## Type of authentication to use.
>         AuthType basic
>
>         ## Address and the Shared Secret of the RADIUS Server to  
> contact.
>         AuthXRadiusAddServer "localhost:1812" "valid-secret"
>         ## Multiple Servers can be added in the same context.
>         # AuthXRadiusAddServer "10.0.0.10:1812" "2secrets"
>         # AuthXRadiusAddServer "10.0.0.11:1812" "secret1"
>
>         ## Time in Seconds to wait for replies from the RADIUS Servers
>         AuthXRadiusTimeout 2
>
> ## Number of times to resend a request to a server if no reply is  
> received.
>         AuthXRadiusRetries 2
>
>         ## This tells apache that we want a valid user and password.
>         require valid-user
>     </Directory>
>
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Justin Mitchell
> Systems Administrator
> Shentel Communications Company
> 540.984.5522
>
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