ipfreak wrote: > i would like to use unix file /etc/passwd to authenticate users on my > routers and somehow it always fails:
Because you broke the "passwd" file. > rad_recv: Access-Request packet from host 192.168.10.101:61706, id=153, > length=53 > User-Name = "tester" > User-Password = "test" > NAS-Identifier = "lab_1" > NAS-IP-Address = 192.168.6.1 > rlm_pap: WARNING! No "known good" password found for the user. > Authentication may fail because of this. > rlm_unix: GID too long in line: # $FreeBSD: src/etc/master.passwd,v > 1.40.18.1 2008/11/25 02:59:29 kensmith Exp $ Wow... the "passwd" file does *not* allow comments. Whatever prompted you to add them? And that message should be pretty clear to anyone prepared to read it. Alan DeKok. - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html

