Time for action – using the control-socket and raddebug for troubleshooting

As stated before, the control-socket virtual server is not enabled on Ubuntu and the default install on SUSE and CentOS requires a few adjustments before we can use the control socket with raddebug.

CentOS

Do the following on CentOS in order for raddebug to be useable:

1. Confirm that the control-socket virtual server is enabled by checking if it is listed under the sites-enabled directory:

   #> ls /etc/raddb/sites-enabled
   

2. Edit the control-socket virtual server file and ensure mode is specified as mode = rw at the bottom of the server section.
3. Ensure the radiusd user is part of the root group:

   #> /usr/sbin/usermod -a -G root radiusd
   

4. Restart FreeRADIUS using the start-up script:

   #> /etc/init.d/radiusd restart
   

SUSE

Do the following on SUSE in order for raddebug to be useable:

1. Confirm that the control-socket virtual server is enabled by checking if it is listed under the sites-available directory:

   #> ls /etc/raddb...