listener-thread: err = -951

Posted in 2015

Summary

Flip van Wyngaardt got listener-thread error -951 (incorrect password or user not known) after setting up a new HP-UX server with IDS 11.70.FC8. Art Kagel asked whether users have valid OS accounts, and Fernando Nunes suggested checking that oninit is setuid root and the install logs. Flip reported HP-UX engineers changed a security setting, which resolved it.

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Topics: Installation, Setup & Upgrades, Security, Permissions & Auditing, Platform-Specific Issues

FLIP VAN WYNGAARDT — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 08:27:59 — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

IDS 11.7FC8 HP-UX 11.31 We have set up a completely new server(hardware&OS) and installed IDS 11.7FC8. When the users try to log on we get the following error in the online.log: " listener-thread: err = -951: oserr = 0: errstr = user@server : Incorrect password or user "........" is not known on the database server. Can somebody please tel me how to fix this?

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Art Kagel — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 11:27:29 — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Do the users have valid accounts on the new OS? Art Art S. Kagel, President and Principal Consultant ASK Database Management www.askdbmgt.com Blog: http://informix-myview.blogspot.com/ Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions and do not reflect on the IIUG, nor any other organization with which I am associated either explicitly, implicitly, or by inference. Neither do those opinions reflect those of other individuals affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor those of the entities themselves. On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 3:28 AM, FLIP VAN WYNGAARDT <flipv@raf.co.za> wrote: > IDS 11.7FC8 > HP-UX 11.31 > > We have set up a completely new server(hardware&OS) and installed IDS > 11.7FC8. > When the users try to log on we get the following error in the online.log: > > " listener-thread: err = -951: oserr = 0: errstr = user@server : Incorrect > password or user "........" is not known on the database server. > > Can somebody please tel me how to fix this? > > > > ******************************************************************************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > --047d7b10cd03a21a68051e35228f

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Fernando Nunes — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 21:22:11 — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Isn't this a similar issue to another one discussed here recently? Informix is not being able to get the user information. Assuming your "oninit" is owned by root and setuid this should work. If the oninit doesn't have these permissions you must check the installation process: - Did you choose to do a non-root instalation? - Do the installation logs look ok. In particular the execution of the "brand" command? Naturally a PMR would help, but again if it's the same environment than you probably did that... Regards. On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 9:28 AM, FLIP VAN WYNGAARDT <flipv@raf.co.za> wrote: > IDS 11.7FC8 > HP-UX 11.31 > > We have set up a completely new server(hardware&OS) and installed IDS > 11.7FC8. > When the users try to log on we get the following error in the online.log: > > " listener-thread: err = -951: oserr = 0: errstr = user@server : Incorrect > password or user "........" is not known on the database server. > > Can somebody please tel me how to fix this? > > > > ******************************************************************************* > Forum Note: Use "Reply" to post a response in the discussion forum. > > -- Fernando Nunes Portugal http://informix-technology.blogspot.com My email works... but I don't check it frequently... --047d7b3a91e664d417051e3d71c5

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FLIP VAN WYNGAARDT — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 07:10:18 — source: IIUG Forums & Mailing Lists

Hi Guys, Thanks for the response. The HP Unix Engineers changed something on the security level which resolved the problem.

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IDS (Informix Dynamic Server)