8 # On a fresh install, add the necessary user and group
9 adduser --quiet --system --no-create-home --home /etc/freeradius --group --disabled-password freerad
11 # Put user freerad in group shadow, so the daemon can auth locally
12 # Only do this on fresh install as the admin may not want freerad in shadow
13 # group if authenticating by another mechanism
14 adduser --quiet freerad shadow