14.3.1 Acct-Ext-Program

ATTRIBUTE Acct-Ext-Program 2008 string

	Users:	--
	Hints:	-R
	Huntgroups:	--
	Additivity:	Replace
	Proxy propagated:	N/A

The Acct-Ext-Program attribute can be used in RHS of an `raddb/hints' to require the execution of an external accounting program or filter. If the attribute value starts with a vertical bar (`|'), then the attribute specifies the filter program to be used. If it starts with a slash (`/'), then it is understood as the full pathname and arguments for the external program to be executed. Using any other character as the start of this string results in error.

The command line can reference any attributes from both check and reply pairlists using attribute macros (see section 5.14 Macro Substitution).

Before the execution of the program, radiusd switches to the uid and gid of the user daemon and the group daemon. You can override these defaults by setting variables exec-program-user and exec-program-group in configuration file to proper values (see section The option statement).

The accounting program must exit with status 0 to indicate a successful accounting.