"invoke-rc.d: initscript freeradius, action "force-reload" failed." while configure freeradious-mysql

Question

I am installing freeradius-mysql.

It Just give me an error.

Errors were encountered while processing:
   freeradius-mysql

I tried so many articles but they couldn't help me. Reinstalled it many time but no luck.

whole output

sudo apt-get install freeradius-mysql
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
freeradius-mysql is already the newest version. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Setting up freeradius-mysql (2.1.12+dfsg-1.2ubuntu8) ...
reload: Unknown instance: 
invoke-rc.d: initscript freeradius, action "force-reload" failed.
dpkg: error processing package freeradius-mysql (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 freeradius-mysql
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

After sudo apt-get --reinstall install freeradius-mysql

Output :

sudo apt-get --reinstall install freeradius-mysql
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
E: Internal Error, No file name for freeradius-mysql:amd64

Answer 1

i did the following: editing the /var/lib/dpkg/info/freeradius-mysql.postinst file with gedit

sudo gedit /var/lib/dpkg/info/freeradius-mysql.postinst

on almost last of the script you'll find the following:

        if [ -x "`which invoke-rc.d 2>/dev/null`" ]; then
     invoke-rc.d freeradius force-reload
    else
      /etc/init.d/freeradius force-reload
    fi
;;

remove the command 'force-reload' with 'restart', as following:

        if [ -x "`which invoke-rc.d 2>/dev/null`" ]; then
     invoke-rc.d freeradius restart
    else
      /etc/init.d/freeradius restart
    fi
;;

then do sudo dpkg --configure -a, and finish

Answer 2

Just get the package from here and install it using

dpkg -i freeradius-mysql.deb

then restart your server.

Answer 3

There is some bugs in default config and init.d service of freeradius3

1. You must change the field name=radiusd in the /etc/freeradius/radius.conf to name=freeradius
2. Then restart the service
3. If service couldn't be start , you must see the log , maybe the problem is from allow_vulnerable_openssl = no and change it to yes , run service freeradius restart
4. If it's ok, run dpkg --configure -a