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NAME

       radclient - send packets to a RADIUS server, show reply

SYNOPSIS

       radclient  [-4]  [-6]  [-c count] [-d raddb_directory] [-D dictionary_directory] [-f file]
       [-F] [-h] [-i id] [-n  num_requests_per_second]  [-p  num_requests_in_parallel]  [-q]  [-r
       num_retries]    [-s]    [-S    shared_secret_file]   [-t   timeout]   [-v]   [-x]   server
       {acct|auth|status|disconnect|auto} secret

DESCRIPTION

       radclient is a radius client program. It can send arbitrary radius  packets  to  a  radius
       server, then shows the reply. It can be used to test changes you made in the configuration
       of the radius server, or it can be used to monitor if a radius server is up.

       radclient reads radius attribute/value pairs from  it  standard  input,  or  from  a  file
       specified  on  the  command  line.  It  then encodes these attribute/value pairs using the
       dictionary, and sends them to the remote server.

       The User-Password and CHAP-Password attributes  are  automatically  encrypted  before  the
       packet is sent to the server.

OPTIONS

       -4     Use IPv4 (default)

       -6     Use IPv6

       -c count
              Send each packet count times.

       -d raddb_directory
              The   directory   that   contains   the   user   dictionary   file.   Defaults   to
              /etc/freeradius/3.0.

       -D dictionary_directory
              The   directory   that   contains   the   main   dictionary   file.   Defaults   to
              /usr/share/freeradius.

       -f file[:file]
              File  to  read  the  attribute/value pairs from. If this is not specified, they are
              read from stdin.  This option can  be  specified  multiple  times,  in  which  case
              packets  are  sent  in order by file, and within each file, by first packet to last
              packet.  A blank line separates logical packets within a file.  If a pair of  files
              separated  by  a  colon  is  specified,  the second file will be used to filter the
              responses to requests from the first. The number of requests and  filters  must  be
              the same.  A summary of filter results will be displayed if -s is passed.

       -F     Print the file name, packet number and reply code.

       -h     Print usage help information.

       -i id  Use id as the RADIUS request Id.

       -n num_requests_per_second
              Try to send num_requests_per_second, evenly spaced.  This option allows you to slow
              down the rate at which radclient sends requests.  When not using -n, the default is
              to send packets as quickly as possible, with no inter-packet delays.

              Due to limitations in radclient, this option does not accurately send the requested
              number of packets per second.

       -p num_requests_in_parallel
              Send num_requests_in_parallel, without waiting for a response  for  each  one.   By
              default, radclient sends the first request it has read, waits for the response, and
              once the response is received, sends the second request in its list.   This  option
              allows  you to send many requests at simultaneously.  Once num_requests_in_parallel
              are sent, radclient waits for all of the responses to arrive (or for  the  requests
              to time out), before sending any more packets.

              This option permits you to discover the maximum load accepted by a RADIUS server.

       -P proto
              Use  proto  transport  protocol  ("tcp" or "udp").  Only available if FreeRADIUS is
              compiled with TCP transport support.

       -q     Go to quiet mode, and do not print out anything.

       -r num_retries
              Try to send each packet num_retries times, before giving up on it.  The default  is
              10.

       -s     Print out some summaries of packets sent and received.

       -S shared_secret_file
              Rather  than  reading the shared secret from the command-line (where it can be seen
              by others on the local system), read it instead from shared_secret_file.

       -t timeout
              Wait timeout seconds before deciding that the NAS has not responded to  a  request,
              and re-sending the packet.  The default timeout is 3.

       -v     Print out version information.

       -x     Print out debugging information.

       server[:port]
              The  hostname  or  IP  address  of  the remote server. Optionally a UDP port can be
              specified. If no UDP port is specified, it  is  looked  up  in  /etc/services.  The
              service name looked for is radacct for accounting packets, and radius for all other
              requests. If a service is not found  in  /etc/services,  1813  and  1812  are  used
              respectively.

              If  a  host  name  is specified, then radclient will do a DNS lookup, and use the A
              record to find the IP address of the RADIUS server.  If there is no A record,  then
              radclient  will look for an AAAA record.  If there is no AAAA record, an error will
              be produced.

              IPv6 addresses may be specified by surrounding it in square brackets.  For example,
              [2002:c000:0201:0:0:0:0:0], or with a port, [2002:c000:0201:0:0:0:0:0]:18120.

              The  RADIUS  attributes read by radclient can contain the special attribute Packet-
              Dst-IP-Address.  If this attribute exists, then that IP address is where the packet
              is sent, and the server specified on the command-line is ignored.

              If  the  RADIUS attribute list always contains the Packet-Dst-IP-Address attribute,
              then the server parameter can be given as -.

              The RADIUS attributes read by radclient can contain the special  attribute  Packet-
              Dst-Port.   If  this  attribute  exists,  then that UDP port is where the packet is
              sent, and the :port specified on the command-line is ignored.

       acct | auth | status | disconnect | auto
              Use auth to send  an  authentication  packet  (Access-Request),  acct  to  send  an
              accounting  packet  (Accounting-Request),  status to send an status packet (Status-
              Server), or disconnect to send a disconnection request. Instead  of  these  values,
              you can also use a decimal code here. For example, code 12 is also Status-Server.

              The  RADIUS  attributes read by radclient can contain the special attribute Packet-
              Type.  If this attribute exists, then that type of packet is  sent,  and  the  type
              specified on the command-line is ignored.

              If  the  RADIUS  attribute list always contains the Packet-Type attribute, then the
              type parameter can be given as auto.

       secret The shared secret for this client.  It needs to be defined  on  the  radius  server
              side too, for the IP address you are sending the radius packets from.

EXAMPLE

       A sample session that queries the remote server for Status-Server (not all servers support
       this, but FreeRADIUS has configurable support for it).

              $ echo "Message-Authenticator = 0x00" | radclient 192.0.2.42 status s3cr3t
              Sending request to server 192.0.2.42, port 1812.
              radrecv: Packet from host 192.0.2.42 code=2, id=140, length=54
                  Reply-Message = "FreeRADIUS up 21 days, 02:05"

SEE ALSO

       radiusd(8),

AUTHORS

       Miquel van Smoorenburg, miquels@cistron.nl.  Alan DeKok <aland@freeradius.org>

                                         28 February 2017                            RADCLIENT(1)