Re: OpenServer 5.0 / Informix password bug?

Jay Hannah wrote: > > Greetings -- > > SCO OpenServer 5.0 > DB-Access Version 7.20.UC5 > Windows 95 ODBC 3.0.23.1 (shouldn't matter?) > > Can anyone explain the following behavior? > --- > 1) ODBC to Informix works find with user "jhannah", password "1stPW". > 2) Telnet to OpenServer, change passwd jhannah to "DifferentPW". > 3) ODBC to Informix errors: > [Informix][sqlinfmx.dll] SQL Error (-952): > User's password is not correct for the database server. > 4) (ODBC with old password gives the same error -- as expected) > Shut down oninit, start it back up. > 5) ODBC to Informix gives the same error. > 6) Hmmm... Reboot OpenServer. > 7) ODBC to Informix gives the same error. > 8) Telnet to OpenServer, change passwd jhannah back to "1stPW". > 9) ODBC to Informix works fine. > -- > Are you running NIS? There was once upon a time some problem with NIS and shadow files. -- Paul Watson # WF Software Ltd # It said run using Windows 95 Tel: +44 1436 674629 # or better in the manual Fax: +44 1436 678693 # so I used Unix www.wfsoftware.co.uk #