On Mon, 2006-20-03 at 16:56 -0600, Atkins, Dwane P wrote: > Why is it that when I run a radiusd –X, I always come back with errors > on saying that it cannot connect to the mysql server: > > ...snip... > rlm_sql_mysql: Couldn't connect socket to MySQL server > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:radius > > rlm_sql_mysql: Mysql error 'Access denied for user > 'radius'@'localhost' (using password: YES)'
...snip... > > I have put this in my sql.conf like so: > > > > # Connect info > > server = "localhost" > > login = "radius" > > password = "xxxxxxxxx" > > > > # Database table configuration > > radius_db = "radius" > > > > What am I doing wrong? I have followed a number of whitepapers to > install this and most of them say the same thing. > > > > I downloaded freeradius and mysql-server using the ‘yum install’ > option. Now, when I do a ./configure on freeradius, do I need to do > it with a –with—mysql option? > > > > Should I try this on something other than FC4? I am opened to > options. First of all for stability, I would suggest FreeBSD. The Fedora Core Releases are, cutting edge with a short life span. First thing you should try is using the mysql command line to access the database with the credentials you put in the configuration file. bash> mysql -h localhost -u radius -p xxxxxxxxx If it lets you in try to connect to the db : mysql> \r radius If you can not get connected this way the problem is in your MySQL configuration. - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
