Re: INFORMIX BUG !!!
Posted in 1999
Topics: Security, Permissions & Auditing, Platform-Specific Issues
I can't remember which OS was being discussed here but there is a problem with Solaris and it's password aging not coping well if the /etc/default/ files are not correct. Informix doesn't cope with it well but the problem is the OS is not configured properly. Paul Watson WF Software Ltd Tel: +44 1436 674729 Fax: +44 1436 678729 www.wfsoftware.com/informix # If you broke it, hide the evidence >>> SANDIP SAMANTA <samanta@ccu-sn.IN.DHL.COM> 09/03/99 06:46AM >>> >From : x>MAILER-DAEMON@gateway2.dhl.com To : samanta@ccu-sn.IN.DHL.COM Subject : Returned mail: User unknown Date : 03/09/99 11:01 Hi, Boss if users passwd was expired then when users were trying to log in then he/she would get that warning and he/she could change the passwd. But that was not happened. Sandip ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com **********************************************************************