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# sk110084 - "Got response from RADIUS server" log in /var/log/messages when Radius server is not accessible

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk110084 |
| Date Created | 2016-02-12 |
| Last Modified | 2017-04-06 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20 |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- If Dummy RADIUS Server is configured on the Device or RADIUS Server is unreachable and we try to authenticate using any Local User following messages are displayed in /var/log/messages file:  
`
sshd[29814]:pam_radius_auth: RADIUS server 1.1.1.1:1812 failed to respond(time out 3(sec))`  
`
sshd[29814]: pam_radius_auth: All RADIUS servers failed to respond.`  
`
sshd[29814]: pam_radius_auth: Got response from RADIUS server`  
`
sshd[29814]: Accepted password for admin from xx.xx.xx.xx port 59220 ssh2`  

In this case `"Got response from RADIUS server"` is misleading as User is authenticated locally not through RADIUS.

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