Can you explain your problem in more detail? Which distribution do you use, what did you do before you got this error, what's in the logs, etc...
this debug when i run radiusd -X... [root@localhost ~]# radiusd -X Starting - reading configuration files ... reread_config: reading radiusd.conf Config: including file: /etc/raddb/proxy.conf Config: including file: /etc/raddb/clients.conf Config: including file: /etc/raddb/snmp.conf Config: including file: /etc/raddb/eap.conf Config: including file: /etc/raddb/sql.conf main: prefix = "/usr" main: localstatedir = "/var" main: logdir = "/var/log/radius" main: libdir = "/usr/lib" main: radacctdir = "/var/log/radius/radacct" main: hostname_lookups = no main: max_request_time = 30 main: cleanup_delay = 5 main: max_requests = 1024 main: delete_blocked_requests = 0 main: port = 0 main: allow_core_dumps = no main: log_stripped_names = no main: log_file = "/var/log/radius/radius.log" main: log_auth = no main: log_auth_badpass = no main: log_auth_goodpass = no main: pidfile = "/var/run/radiusd/radiusd.pid" main: user = "radiusd" main: group = "radiusd" main: usercollide = no main: lower_user = "no" main: lower_pass = "no" main: nospace_user = "no" main: nospace_pass = "no" main: checkrad = "/usr/sbin/checkrad" main: proxy_requests = yes proxy: retry_delay = 5 proxy: retry_count = 3 proxy: synchronous = no proxy: default_fallback = yes proxy: dead_time = 120 proxy: post_proxy_authorize = yes proxy: wake_all_if_all_dead = no security: max_attributes = 200 security: reject_delay = 1 security: status_server = no main: debug_level = 0 read_config_files: reading dictionary read_config_files: reading naslist Using deprecated naslist file. Support for this will go away soon. read_config_files: reading clients read_config_files: reading realms radiusd: entering modules setup Module: Library search path is /usr/lib Module: Loaded exec exec: wait = yes exec: program = "(null)" exec: input_pairs = "request" exec: output_pairs = "(null)" exec: packet_type = "(null)" rlm_exec: Wait=yes but no output defined. Did you mean output=none? Module: Instantiated exec (exec) Module: Loaded expr Module: Instantiated expr (expr) Module: Loaded PAP pap: encryption_scheme = "crypt" Module: Instantiated pap (pap) Module: Loaded CHAP Module: Instantiated chap (chap) Module: Loaded MS-CHAP mschap: use_mppe = yes mschap: require_encryption = no mschap: require_strong = no mschap: with_ntdomain_hack = no mschap: passwd = "(null)" mschap: authtype = "MS-CHAP" mschap: ntlm_auth = "(null)" Module: Instantiated mschap (mschap) Module: Loaded eap eap: default_eap_type = "md5" eap: timer_expire = 60 eap: ignore_unknown_eap_types = no eap: cisco_accounting_username_bug = no rlm_eap: Loaded and initialized type md5 rlm_eap: Loaded and initialized type leap gtc: challenge = "Password: " gtc: auth_type = "PAP" rlm_eap: Loaded and initialized type gtc mschapv2: with_ntdomain_hack = no rlm_eap: Loaded and initialized type mschapv2 Module: Instantiated eap (eap) Module: Loaded preprocess preprocess: huntgroups = "/etc/raddb/huntgroups" preprocess: hints = "/etc/raddb/hints" preprocess: with_ascend_hack = no preprocess: ascend_channels_per_line = 23 preprocess: with_ntdomain_hack = no preprocess: with_specialix_jetstream_hack = no preprocess: with_cisco_vsa_hack = no Module: Instantiated preprocess (preprocess) Module: Loaded files files: usersfile = "/etc/raddb/users" files: acctusersfile = "/etc/raddb/acct_users" files: preproxy_usersfile = "/etc/raddb/preproxy_users" files: compat = "no" Module: Instantiated files (files) Module: Loaded SQL sql: driver = "rlm_sql_mysql" sql: server = "localhost" sql: port = "" sql: login = "root" sql: password = "123456" sql: radius_db = "radius" sql: acct_table = "radacct" sql: acct_table2 = "radacct" sql: authcheck_table = "radcheck" sql: authreply_table = "radreply" sql: groupcheck_table = "radgroupcheck" sql: groupreply_table = "radgroupreply" sql: usergroup_table = "usergroup" sql: nas_table = "nas" sql: dict_table = "dictionary" sql: sqltrace = no sql: sqltracefile = "/var/log/radius/sqltrace.sql" sql: readclients = no sql: deletestalesessions = yes sql: num_sql_socks = 5 sql: sql_user_name = "%{User-Name}" sql: default_user_profile = "" sql: query_on_not_found = no sql: authorize_check_query = "SELECT id,UserName,Attribute,Value,op FROM radcheck WHERE Username = '%{SQL-User-Name}' ORDER BY id" sql: authorize_reply_query = "SELECT id,UserName,Attribute,Value,op FROM radreply WHERE Username = '%{SQL-User-Name}' ORDER BY id" sql: authorize_group_check_query = "SELECT radgroupcheck.id,radgroupcheck.GroupName,radgroupcheck.Attribute,radgroupcheck.Value,radgroupcheck.op FROM radgroupcheck,usergroup WHERE usergroup.Username = '%{SQL-User-Name}' AND usergroup.GroupName = radgroupcheck.GroupName ORDER BY radgroupcheck.id" sql: authorize_group_reply_query = "SELECT radgroupreply.id,radgroupreply.GroupName,radgroupreply.Attribute,radgroupreply.Value,radgroupreply.op FROM radgroupreply,usergroup WHERE usergroup.Username = '%{SQL-User-Name}' AND usergroup.GroupName = radgroupreply.GroupName ORDER BY radgroupreply.id" sql: accounting_onoff_query = "UPDATE radacct SET AcctStopTime='%S', AcctSessionTime=unix_timestamp('%S') - unix_timestamp(AcctStartTime), AcctTerminateCause='%{Acct-Terminate-Cause}', AcctStopDelay = '%{Acct-Delay-Time}' WHERE AcctSessionTime=0 AND AcctStopTime=0 AND NASIPAddress= '%{NAS-IP-Address}' AND AcctStartTime <= '%S'" sql: accounting_update_query = "UPDATE radacct ? SET FramedIPAddress = '%{Framed-IP-Address}', ? AcctSessionTime = '%{Acct-Session-Time}', ? AcctInputOctets = '%{Acct-Input-Octets}', ? AcctOutputOctets = '%{Acct-Output-Octets}' ? WHERE AcctSessionId = '%{Acct-Session-Id}' ? AND UserName = '%{SQL-User-Name}' ? AND NASIPAddress= '%{NAS-IP-Address}'" sql: accounting_update_query_alt = "INSERT into radacct (AcctSessionId, AcctUniqueId, UserName, Realm, NASIPAddress, NASPortId, NASPortType, AcctStartTime, AcctSessionTime, AcctAuthentic, ConnectInfo_start, AcctInputOctets, AcctOutputOctets, CalledStationId, CallingStationId, ServiceType, FramedProtocol, FramedIPAddress, AcctStartDelay) values('%{Acct-Session-Id}', '%{Acct-Unique-Session-Id}', '%{SQL-User-Name}', '%{Realm}', '%{NAS-IP-Address}', '%{NAS-Port}', '%{NAS-Port-Type}', DATE_SUB('%S',INTERVAL (%{Acct-Session-Time:-0} + %{Acct-Delay-Time:-0}) SECOND), '%{Acct-Session-Time}', '%{Acct-Authentic}', '', '%{Acct-Input-Octets}', '%{Acct-Output-Octets}', '%{Called-Station-Id}', '%{Calling-Station-Id}', '%{Service-Type}', '%{Framed-Protocol}', '%{Framed-IP-Address}', '0')" sql: accounting_start_query = "INSERT into radacct (AcctSessionId, AcctUniqueId, UserName, Realm, NASIPAddress, NASPortId, NASPortType, AcctStartTime, AcctStopTime, AcctSessionTime, AcctAuthentic, ConnectInfo_start, ConnectInfo_stop, AcctInputOctets, AcctOutputOctets, CalledStationId, CallingStationId, AcctTerminateCause, ServiceType, FramedProtocol, FramedIPAddress, AcctStartDelay, AcctStopDelay) values('%{Acct-Session-Id}', '%{Acct-Unique-Session-Id}', '%{SQL-User-Name}', '%{Realm}', '%{NAS-IP-Address}', '%{NAS-Port}', '%{NAS-Port-Type}', '%S', '0', '0', '%{Acct-Authentic}', '%{Connect-Info}', '', '0', '0', '%{Called-Station-Id}', '%{Calling-Station-Id}', '', '%{Service-Type}', '%{Framed-Protocol}', '%{Framed-IP-Address}', '%{Acct-Delay-Time}', '0')" sql: accounting_start_query_alt = "UPDATE radacct SET AcctStartTime = '%S', AcctStartDelay = '%{Acct-Delay-Time}', ConnectInfo_start = '%{Connect-Info}' WHERE AcctSessionId = '%{Acct-Session-Id}' AND UserName = '%{SQL-User-Name}' AND NASIPAddress = '%{NAS-IP-Address}'" sql: accounting_stop_query = "UPDATE radacct SET AcctStopTime = '%S', AcctSessionTime = '%{Acct-Session-Time}', AcctInputOctets = '%{Acct-Input-Octets}', AcctOutputOctets = '%{Acct-Output-Octets}', AcctTerminateCause = '%{Acct-Terminate-Cause}', AcctStopDelay = '%{Acct-Delay-Time}', ConnectInfo_stop = '%{Connect-Info}' WHERE AcctSessionId = '%{Acct-Session-Id}' AND UserName = '%{SQL-User-Name}' AND NASIPAddress = '%{NAS-IP-Address}'" sql: accounting_stop_query_alt = "INSERT into radacct (AcctSessionId, AcctUniqueId, UserName, Realm, NASIPAddress, NASPortId, NASPortType, AcctStartTime, AcctStopTime, AcctSessionTime, AcctAuthentic, ConnectInfo_start, ConnectInfo_stop, AcctInputOctets, AcctOutputOctets, CalledStationId, CallingStationId, AcctTerminateCause, ServiceType, FramedProtocol, FramedIPAddress, AcctStartDelay, AcctStopDelay) values('%{Acct-Session-Id}', '%{Acct-Unique-Session-Id}', '%{SQL-User-Name}', '%{Realm}', '%{NAS-IP-Address}', '%{NAS-Port}', '%{NAS-Port-Type}', DATE_SUB('%S', INTERVAL (%{Acct-Session-Time:-0} + %{Acct-Delay-Time:-0}) SECOND), '%S', '%{Acct-Session-Time}', '%{Acct-Authentic}', '', '%{Connect-Info}', '%{Acct-Input-Octets}', '%{Acct-Output-Octets}', '%{Called-Station-Id}', '%{Calling-Station-Id}', '%{Acct-Terminate-Cause}', '%{Service-Type}', '%{Framed-Protocol}', '%{Framed-IP-Address}', '0', '%{Acct-Delay-Time}')" sql: group_membership_query = "SELECT GroupName FROM usergroup WHERE UserName='%{SQL-User-Name}'" sql: connect_failure_retry_delay = 60 sql: simul_count_query = "" sql: simul_verify_query = "SELECT RadAcctId, AcctSessionId, UserName, NASIPAddress, NASPortId, FramedIPAddress, CallingStationId, FramedProtocol FROM radacct WHERE UserName='%{SQL-User-Name}' AND AcctStopTime = 0" sql: postauth_table = "radpostauth" sql: postauth_query = "INSERT into radpostauth (id, user, pass, reply, date) values ('', '%{User-Name}', '%{User-Password:-Chap-Password}', '%{replyacket-Type}', NOW())" sql: safe-characters = "@abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789.-_: /" rlm_sql (sql): Could not link driver rlm_sql_mysql: rlm_sql_mysql.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory rlm_sql (sql): Make sure it (and all its dependent libraries!) are in the search path of your system's ld. radiusd.conf[14]: sql: Module instantiation failed.
Hijacking this thread Since it' been dead for a while, and it's exactly the problem I'm having, I'll pick up where it left off. My situation is probably slightly different in that I installed FreeRADIUS on a machine that did not have mySQL on it. The reason is that I am keeping my db on another machine. However, when I enabled sql auth, I get pretty much the same errors he was getting. I tried installing mySQL to see if there were just missing libraries, but that didn't work. Can someone offer some help? (I'm not against saving my config files and starting over.) Thank you. -Doc
Hi there, Actually I started from scratch again last night. I am now past this problem and troubleshooting the dreaded "There are no DB handles to use!" problem. :-( Wish me luck! -Doc.