FreeRADIUS - Dictionary Files

• FreeRADIUS comes standard with a large amount of dictionary files.
• These files are consulted by FreeRADIUS to convert an Attribute name to a digital value.
• Attribute names are typically part of a profile associated with a user e.g. specifying a VLAN or IP pool or a speed limit that needs to be imposed.
• This is similar to a DNS server or hosts file where a system will convert a hostmame to an IP Address in order to communicate on the network.
• Standard FreeRADIUS dictionary files are located under the /usr/share/freeradius/ folder.
• They have a naming convention of dictionary[dot][vedor] e.g. dictionary.mikrotik.
• The recommendation is to keep this folder standard and not to add additional or modify dictionaries here.

• RADIUSdesk allows you to conveniently select items out of the dictionary files to formulate profiles or to manage attributes belonging to users (Permanent Users, Vouchers, Devices)
• In order for the Select control to work as intended ensure that the Nginx webserver can read the /etc/freeradius/3.0/dictionary file.

sudo chown freerad:www-data /etc/freeradius
sudo chown freerad:www-data /etc/freeradius/3.0
sudo chown freerad:www-data /etc/freeradius/3.0/dictionary