User`s guide

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USER’S GUIDE
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VALUE keywords, but not for the numeric values. If you change numeric values,
RADIUS authentication and authorization will fail. VSAs take precedence over
standard RADIUS attributes.
Configuring a RADIUS server on UNIX
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with shadow passwords
If UNIX shadow password files are used (/etc/passwd) with the RADIUS dictionary files,
the following two methods can be used to authenticate users:
• If all UNIX users have administrative privileges, add the following to the RADIUS
“user” file. To allow only Device Users, change the APC-Service-Type to Device.
DEFAULT Auth-Type = System
APC-Service-Type = Admin
• Add user names and attributes to the RADIUS “user” file, and verify the password
against /etc/passwd. The following example is for users bconners and thawk:
bconners Auth-Type = System
APC-Service-Type = Admin
thawk Auth-Type = System
APC-Service-Type = Device
Supported RADIUS servers
APC supports FreeRADIUS and Microsoft IAS Server. Other commonly available
RADIUS applications may work but have not been fully tested by APC.