RADIUS authentication

Location: Settings link in Administration > Plugins > Authentication > Manage authentication in 2.0 onwards or Administration > Users > Authentication > Manage authentication in 1.9

If you get an error message saying: "Warning: The Auth_RADIUS module does not seem to be present", you need to follow these steps:

1. On Moodle 1.9.x using debian-based linux (such as Ubuntu):
   1. Install the following modules: php5-dev php5-auth-pam php5-radius php-pear

      sudo apt-get install php5-dev php5-auth-pam php5-radius php-pear

   2. Install Auth_RADIUS module for pear

      sudo pear install radius Auth_RADIUS

   3. Add the following line to your php.ini file

      extension=radius.so

   4. Restart apache services

      sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

See also

• Using Moodle: User authentication forum
• Using Moodle LDAP / RADIUS / How to get working? forum discussion
• Using Moodle Authentication modules and exchange 2007 - working radius cfg forum discussion