---
name: "clients.conf"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "freeradius"
version: "3.2.10-4"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/clients.conf"
---

# clients.conf(5)

FreeRADIUS client configuration

## NAME

clients.conf - FreeRADIUS client configuration

## DESCRIPTION

The  *clients.conf* file contains definitions of RADIUS clients.

The information in this file overrides any information provided in the deprecated  **clients** and  **naslist** files.

The file format is the same as that used for *radiusd.conf.* See  [**radiusd.conf**(5)](/radiusd.conf/5.md) for more details.

Each RADIUS client entry has the following basic form:

-

  ```
  client <short-name> {
         <attribute> = <value>
   }
  ```

Clients have many configuration parameters. Most are documented in the file itself as comments. This page documents only the format of the file. Please read the **clients.conf** file itself for more information.

The old-style format from 1.x is still accepted by the server, but that form is deprecated.

## FILES

*/etc/raddb/clients.conf*

*/etc/raddb/radiusd.conf*

## SEE ALSO

[**radiusd**(8)](/radiusd/8.md), [**radiusd.conf**(5)](/radiusd.conf/5.md)

## AUTHOR

FreeRADIUS is authored by the FreeRADIUS team.  http://freeradius.org/