Well your radius server uses a centralised source for authentication... make use of session-timeout and simply deactivate / disable the account at the central source...
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 3:52 AM Subject: pppd and radius re-authentication > Hi List, > > I know this is probbly more a pppd question, but I figure you > folks using radius probbly have the same problem I do, so here goes: > > I've got pppoe servers out in the field that run linux/pppd v2.4.2 > with radius authentication to a server running freeradius. What I'd like > is for my pppd sessions to periodically re-authenticate to the radius > server, say every 1/2 hour or so. I want this because I want to be > able to disable users and (eventually) have their ppp sessions die and > then fail to restart until I have re-enabled them, so if they don't pay > their bill then they get shut off. > > My servers are usuaully small embedded systems running on > solar power running a custom inhouse linux distro with only a small CF and > a limited set of installed tools (a total of around 14m of stuff, just the > basics). I can't afford a whole lot of added software baggage (like python > or perl). > > I've looked to see if there was some standard way of doing this > and on linux alone with the tools I presently have, I haven't run across > anything yet. If having pppd re-authenticate isn't the right answer, then > what is? A process that logs into the box and does a kill? I don't like > that one. > > Thank you. > > > > > -- > > WillitsOnline.Com - Your LOCAL provider of High Speed Internet! > > > > > - > List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html > - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
