On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 12:30:03PM +0200, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote: > [Giorgio Pioda] > > Hi, > > > > I've found this: > > > > http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.skolelinux.user.german/7358 > > > > 1) Somebody knows if it works. I don't understand how the freeradius > > gets users and group informations since there is no > > LDAP server setup; directly from unix ? If yes it is not possible to > > put the freeradius on a separated machine. > > I would expect it to use PAM and NSS to get user and group information > (and for authentication, similar to the setup I found described at > <URL: http://agix.com.au/blog/?p=2994 >. As our PAM and NSS setup is > configured to use LDAP and Kerberos, it should just work. > > > 2) I'll recommend to put freeradius in the todo list for > > jessie. Laptops and tablets are growing way more than expected. > > Perhaps start with a howto for those that want it? And perhaps > include in it information on why laptops and tablets need RADIOS > authentication. :) >
Why RADIUS is needed ? Just try to manage a large institution with shared keys... :) It works ! Tested today. I see a potential "chicken vs egg" problem with roaming-ws for the very first login (can be solved in a wired fashion, of course). Regards Giorgio -- Giorgio Pioda - Sysadmin SPSE-Tenero Cell +41 79 629 20 63 Uff. +41 91 735 62 48 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
