Re: how to disconnect from a radius 2.0 menu ??

Keith K Chau (keithc@unitech.com.hk)
Fri, 04 Apr 1997 16:11:10 +0800

Hi,

We have exactly the same problem here. Does anyone know how to deal
with this? I think it makes a lot more sense to a user if PM
disconnects him rather than reporting to him an "Invalid Login", which
simply confuses the user as much as the system administrator.

Thanks for any input.

Keith

--
Don Mosley wrote:
> 
> The doc is a bit sparse on this point.  How does one actually implement a
> radius menu item that will immediately terminate the connection ??
> 
> Diving thru the source and experience seem to indicate that a menu selection:
> 
>     Termination-Action = default
> or
>         Menu = "EXIT"
> 
> will result in a "send_reject" back to the PortMaster which shows up to the
> user as "Invalid Login \n Login:".  The user must then ^D to actually drop the
> connection.
> 
> Is there anything like "send_disconnect" we could get the radius menu to send
> back to the PortMaster to actually terminate the users session ??
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Don Mosley
> Unix Systems Manager
> Washington University School of Medicine
> 314 747-2084
> dmosley@bones.wustl.edu
> 
> "That'll be handy even if you never use it."   - C. Martin