SUMMARY: changing password on NIS problems

From: Pedro AF. Cunha (Pedro.Cunha_at_decsis.pt)
Date: 09/19/03

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    Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 18:41:46 +0100
To: tru64-unix-managers@ornl.gov

    Hi all,

    My problem was that I was trying to use the C1Crypt (The entry
    u_newcrypt set to 3 in the /etc/auth/default file), this encryption
    algorithm as a bug that led me to the problem.

    I solved this issue by setting the value to 2 (Crypt is in use).

    Please also review the following post, to understand the relation
    between values and encryption algorithm:

    http://www.ornl.gov/cts/archives/mailing-lists/tru64-unix-managers/2002/
    08/msg00317.html

    Many thanks to all that responded in special to Ann Majeske who once
    again hit the problem like a nut.

    Thanks to:
    Ann Majeske;
    Lucio Chiappetti;
    Yogesh Bhanu;
    Darren Browett.

    Have a nice weekend,
    Pedro.

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Pedro AF. Cunha
    Sent: quinta-feira, 11 de Setembro de 2003 18:41
    To: tru64-unix-managers@ornl.gov
    Subject: UPDATE: changing password on NIS problems
    Importance: High

    Sorry,

    I forget to mention that we are using C2.

    Thanks,

    Pedro.

    Hello again,

    I've a Trucluster V5.1B that is the master server for my NIS domain, and
    when a user issues the passwd command to change his password the
    password is not changed and remains the old one.

    After this as been done the prpasswd info is updated but the edauth -g
    returns the unchanged information.

    If the password is changed by the root user then both files are
    synchronized.

    Is this a bug from NIS or passwd, or am I forgetting something?

    Another problem that is happening frequently is when changing the
    password this error is displayed:
           
                  - Password not changed: failed to write protected password
    entry.

    Thanks in advance for your help.

    Greetings,
    Pedro Cunha.

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