radiusd.conf(5) 					   FreeRADIUS configuration file					   radiusd.conf(5)

NAME

       radiusd.conf - configuration file for the FreeRADIUS server

DESCRIPTION

       The radiusd.conf file resides in the radius database directory, by default /etc/raddb.  It defines the global configuration for the FreeRA-
       DIUS RADIUS server.

CONTENTS

       There are a large number of configuration parameters for the server.  Most are documented in the file itself as comments.  This page  docu-
       ments only the format of the file.  Please read the radiusd.conf file itself for more information.

       The  configuration file parser is independent of the server configuration.  This means that you can put almost anything into the configura-
       tion file.  So long as it is properly formatted, the server will start.

       When the server parses the configuration file, it looks only for those  configurations  it  understands.   Extra  configuration	items  are
       ignored.  This "feature" can be (ab)used in certain interesting ways.

FILE FORMAT

       The  file  format  is  line-based,  like  many  other Unix configuration files.	Each entry in the file must be placed on a line by itself,
       although continuations are supported.

       The file consists of configuration items (variable = value pairs), sections, and comments.

       Variables
	      Variables can be set via:

		   name = value

	      Single and double-quoted strings are permitted:

		   string1 = "hello world"
		   string2 = 'hello mom'

       Sections
	      A section begins with a section name, followed on the same line by an open bracket '{'.  Section may contain  other  sections,  com-
	      ments,  or  variables.   Sections may be nested to any depth, limited only by available memory.  A section ends with a close bracket
	      '}', on a line by itself.

		   section {
			...
		   }

	      Sections can sometimes have a second name following the first one.  The situations where this is legal depend on the  context.   See
	      the examples and comments in the radiusd.conf file for more information.

		   section foo {
			...
		   }

       Comments
	      Any  line  beginning  with a (#) is deemed to be a comment, and is ignored.  Comments can appear after a variable or section defini-
	      tions.

		   # comment
		   foo = bar # set variable 'foo' to value 'bar'
		   section { # start of section
		   ...
		   }	     # end of section

       Continuations
	      Long lines can be broken up via continuations, using '' as the last character of the line.  For example, the following entry:

		   foo = "blah 
		   blah 
		   blah"

	      will set the value of the variable "foo" to "blah blah blah".  Any CR or LF is not turned into a space, but all other whitespace	is
	      preserved in the final value.

REFERENCES

       The  value of a variable can reference another variable.  These references are evaluated when the configuration file is loaded, which means
       that there is no run-time cost associated with them.  This feature is most useful for turning long, repeated  pieces  of  text  into  short
       ones.

       Variables are referenced by ${variable_name}, as in the following examples.

	    foo = bar	    # set variable 'foo' to value 'bar'
	    who = ${foo}    # sets variable 'who' to value of variable 'foo'
	    my = "${foo} a" # sets variable 'my' to "bar a"

       If  the	variable  exists  in  a section or subsection, it can be referenced as ${section.subsection.variable}.	Forward references are not
       allowed.  Relative references are allowed, by pre-pending the name with one or more period.

	    blogs = ${.foo}

       Will set variable blogs to the value of variable foo, from the current section.

	    blogs = ${..foo}

       Will set variable blogs to the value of variable foo, from the section which contains the current section.

	    blogs = ${modules.detail.detailfile}

       Will set variable blogs to the value of variable detailfile, of the detail module, which is in the modules  section  of	the  configuration
       file.

FILES

       /etc/raddb/radiusd.conf

SEE ALSO

       radiusd(8) unlang(5)

AUTHOR

       Alan DeKok <aland@freeradius.org>

								    12 Jun 2007 						   radiusd.conf(5)