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Learn how to install Freeradius (Basic Configuration)

Install Freeradius on your machine or in a virtual machine. Follow the step by step guide, after that try to authenticate the test user.

Installing the Server

The guide is for debian-like OS You can install the server via:

apt install freeradius

Test

Testing authentication is simple. Edit the users file :

/etc/freeradius/3.0/mods-config/files/authorize

and add the following line of text at the top of the file, before anything else, replace yourusername with your username or your name:

yourusername Cleartext-Password := "password"

restart service with:

service freeradius restart

and test the authentication:

radtest yourusername password 127.0.0.1 0 testing123

If you do see an Access-Accept, then congratulations,take a screenshot and send to us.

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  • freeradius

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2018