Re: bad password error -951 in Server Studio

Error -951, seen on the online log has nothing to do with .rhosts and no one should put things in .rhosts if it's not needed. Error -951 (this will not sound right) means the user does not exist. And yes, I've read the ssh test... Are you sure that the local database machine recognizes that user? Are you sure ssh is not authenticationg the user against some other mechanism (LDAP for example)? Does the user exist in /etc/passwd? Are you sure that "oninit" can access the file? Do you use SE-Linux? And do you use ldap? Is that a regular instance or a "private installation"? Is oninit running as root/with setuid? Regards On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 6:05 PM, Goldrick, Jim <jgoldrick@judsonu.edu>wrote: > **** > > I think you get that error if you don’t have your .rhosts file setup. > Informix requires the .rhosts to have the remove host name in it. I > generally do it in the user’s home directory/.rhosts file.**** > > ** ** > > Thank you,**** > > Jim Goldrick**** > > System Admin**** > > Judson University**** > > 1151 N. State St. > Elgin, IL 60123 > (573) 979-9079**** > > ** ** > > Reminder: Judson University IT will never ask for your password or other > personal information over email.**** > > ** ** > > jgoldrick@judsonu.edu <brichardson@judsonu.edu> > [image: cid:84678D8C-A727-4B9C-9ED3-27390449E610@local]**** > > ** ** > > *From:* informix-list-bounces@iiug.org [mailto: > informix-list-bounces@iiug.org] *On Behalf Of *Laurie Gustin > *Sent:* Thursday, June 28, 2012 11:43 AM > *To:* informix-list@iiug.org > *Subject:* bad password error -951 in Server Studio**** > > ** ** > > This seems straight forward... hopefully someone knows a quick answer.**** > > **** > > IDS 11.7 FC5**** > > Red Hat Enterprise Server release 6.3 (Santiago)**** > > **** > > Trying to connect through Server Studio.**** > > Testing the database connection gets the following errors:**** > > **** > > 10:05:06 Get Shadow Password for user [lgustin] failed! > 10:05:06 Check for password aging/account lock-out. > 10:05:06 listener-thread: err = -951: oserr = 0: errstr => lgustin@111.111.111.111: Incorrect password or user > lgustin@111.111.111.111 is not known on the database server.**** > > **** > > The test for the ssh connection goes through fine. Which means the > username and password really are correct.**** > > **** > > I'm thinking it has to do with access to the /etc/shadow file which has > permissions 000 (and needs to stay that way). **** > > **** > > Any ideas?**** > > **** > > Thanks**** > > Laurie**** > > _______________________________________________ > Informix-list mailing list > Informix-list@iiug.org > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list > > -- Fernando Nunes Portugal http://informix-technology.blogspot.com My email works... but I don't check it frequently...