Fwd: (RADIATOR) log files behavior

[Mariano Absatz]

Hi Mike, 

the last modification you made to ServerConfig.pm worked OK... 


I want to state that I've never got such good and fast response from any 
software company or group, open or close, that, in fact has less delays 
in make repairments than those that I have installing and testing them.



El 11 May 2001, a las 9:21, Mike McCauley escribió:

> Hi Mariano,
> 
> On May 10,  3:19pm, Mariano Absatz wrote:
> > Subject: Re: Fwd: (RADIATOR) log files behavior
> > WOW!!!!
> >
> > I call this dedication and prompt response "a damn excelent QoS!!!!" :-)
> 
> Thanks for reporting the problem with the patch I sent. I have made another
> change to ServerConfig.pm that will fix that error message.
> 
> I would like to thank you for your patience while we resolved this problem.
> 
> Cheers.
> 
> >
> >
> > El 10 May 2001, a las 11:31, Mike McCauley escribió:
> >
> > > Hello Mariano,
> > >
> > > Thanks for raising item 2 below.
> > > It is indeed a bug, which we have now fixed. The problem was that global
> > > LogFile and Trace parameters would not be effected until after the
> > > configuration file had been completely read.
> > >
> > > I have attached new files of 3 files required to fix this problem. Perhaps
> you
> > > would like to test it?
> > OK, it got better, now %L/logfile isn't created AND the info goes to the
> > correct file, after a reload (kill -HUP) and even after a fresh start.
> >
> > But now, in the LogFile (not in the <Log FILE>) I see, everytime it's
> > started or reloaded (i.e. by means of a kill -HUP), there is a line
> > telling me that 'LogFile' is an unknown keyword:
> >
> > Thu May 10 15:04:50 2001: NOTICE: SIGHUP received: restarting
> > Thu May 10 15:04:50 2001: ERR: Unknown keyword 'LogFile' in
> > 	/app/Radiator/etc/radius-common.cfg line 17
> > Thu May 10 15:04:50 2001: INFO: Server started: Radiator 2.18.1 on mr-visp
> > Thu May 10 15:06:34 2001: NOTICE: SIGTERM received: stopping
> > Thu May 10 15:06:36 2001: ERR: Unknown keyword 'LogFile' in
> > 	/app/Radiator/etc/radius-common.cfg line 17
> > Thu May 10 15:06:37 2001: INFO: Server started: Radiator 2.18.1 on mr-visp
> > Thu May 10 15:06:39 2001: NOTICE: SIGHUP received: restarting
> > Thu May 10 15:06:40 2001: ERR: Unknown keyword 'LogFile' in
> > 	/app/Radiator/etc/radius-common.cfg line 17
> >
> >
> > Note that in <Log FILE> it doesn't happen:
> > Thu May 10 15:04:50 2001: NOTICE: SIGHUP received: restarting
> > Thu May 10 15:04:50 2001: INFO: Server started: Radiator 2.18.1 on mr-visp
> > Thu May 10 15:06:34 2001: NOTICE: SIGTERM received: stopping
> > Thu May 10 15:06:37 2001: INFO: Server started: Radiator 2.18.1 on mr-visp
> > Thu May 10 15:06:39 2001: NOTICE: SIGHUP received: restarting
> >
> >
> > The config files are the same I sent you on Tuesday.
> > >
> > > The new files are radiusd, Log.pm and ServerConfig.pm.
> > > We apologise for this problem.
> > > Please let me know how you go.
> > This I'm doing right now :-)
> >
> > >
> > > Cheers.
> > >
> > > On May 10,  8:05am, Hugh Irvine wrote:
> > > > Subject: Fwd: (RADIATOR) log files behavior
> > > >
> > > > Mikey -
> > > >
> > > > More on the logging problem.
> > > >
> > > > cheers
> > > >
> > > > Hugh
> > > >
> > > > ----------  Forwarded Message  ----------
> > > > Subject: (RADIATOR) log files behavior
> > > > Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 15:00:46 -0300
> > > > From: "Mariano Absatz" <lradius at pert.com.ar>
> > > > To: Radiator List <radiator at open.com.au>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > wrapping up my messages of the last days, I see two (somehow) weird
> > > > things happening with the logs.
> > > >
> > > > 1) As I noted in a message exchange with Hugh (cc: the list) a couple of
> > > > weeks ago, <AuthLog FILE> is not working. The file isn't created at all
> > > > (and Radiator has sufficient permissions since a <Log FILE> in the same
> > > > directory IS created.
> > > >
> > > > 2) It seems there is a different behavior between the global LogFile and
> > > > the <Log FILE>.
> > > >
> > > > I usually have <Log FILE> somehow "fixed" in the standard "production"
> > > > logging level (usually 2 or 3, depending on our customer desires), and
> > > > the global Trace set to 0. When I want to do some debugging, I change the
> > > > global trace to 4 and check the global LogFile.
> > > >
> > > > However, when an error is produced while Radiator is starting (like, for
> > > > instance the Oracle error I get when I do a kill -HUP, the global log
> > > > goes to "%L/logfile"... (btw LogDir is not /var/log/radius, so it's not
> > > > the default)... also, LogFile is set just below LogDir, so variable is
> > > > already setup (since the log goes to $LogDir/logfile and not to
> > > > /var/log/radius/logfile.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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> > > Mike McCauley                               mikem at open.com.au
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> >-- End of excerpt from Mariano Absatz
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Mike McCauley                               mikem at open.com.au
> Open System Consultants Pty. Ltd            Unix, Perl, Motif, C++, WWW
> 24 Bateman St Hampton, VIC 3188 Australia   http://www.open.com.au
> Phone +61 3 9598-0985                       Fax   +61 3 9598-0955
> 
> Radiator: the most portable, flexible and configurable RADIUS server 
> anywhere. SQL, proxy, DBM, files, LDAP, NIS+, password, NT, Emerald, 
> Platypus, Freeside, TACACS+, PAM, external, Active Directory etc etc 
> on Unix, Win95/8, 2000, NT, MacOS 9, MacOS X
> 
> 


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