rlm_unix(5)		       FreeRADIUS Module		   rlm_unix(5)



NAME
       rlm_unix - FreeRADIUS Module

DESCRIPTION
       The  rlm_unix  module reads crypt(3) passwords from the system password
       file, and allows the server to use them for authentication.  The module
       also  provides  FreeRADIUS  an  interface  into a radwtmp file (used by
       "radlast") when added to the accounting section.

       The rlm_unix module should be listed  in  the  "authenticate"  section.
       Please  see the default radiusd.conf shipped with the server for an ex-
       ample of the correct usage of this module.

       As  of  FreeRADIUS  1.1.0,  the	module	no  longer  reads,  or	caches
       /etc/passwd,  /etc/shadow,  or  /etc/group.  If you wish to cache those
       files, see rlm_passwd.  Most, if not  all,  configurations  should  not
       need those files to be cached.

       The main configuration items to be aware of are:

       radwtmp
	      The  path  to  the  system  wtmp file to be used for keeping the
	      database of online users as read by the 'radlast' program.

CONFIGURATION
       modules {
	 ...
	 unix {
	   radwtmp = ${logdir}/radwtmp
	 }
	 ...
       }

SECTIONS
       authentication, accounting

FILES
       /etc/raddb/radiusd.conf,

SEE ALSO
       radiusd(8), radiusd.conf(5), rlm_passwd(5), radlast(1)

AUTHORS
       Chris Parker, cparker@segv.org



			       17 February 2005 		   rlm_unix(5)