topic Re: Activating Shadow Passwords in Operating System - HP-UX

Activating Shadow Passwords

Keri MacNeil — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 14:55:34 GMT

I recently migrated a server from HP-UX 11.0 to 11.11, partly to implement Shadow Passwords. I loaded the Shadow Password bundle, but when I try to invoke pwconv, I get the following message:

The system cannot be converted to use shadow passwords until the ShadowPassword product is installed.

However, if I run:
# swlist -a state ShadowPassword
ShadowPassword
ShadowPassword.ShadowPW
ShadowPassword.PHNE_23502
ShadowPassword.PHSS_26492
ShadowPassword.PHCO_28193
ShadowPassword.PHCO_27909
ShadowPassword.PHCO_27035
ShadowPassword.PHCO_28194
ShadowPassword.PHCO_28192
ShadowPassword.PHCO_28176
ShadowPassword.PHCO_25568
ShadowPassword.PHCO_27064
ShadowPassword.PHCO_27038
ShadowPassword.PHCO_27037
ShadowPassword.PHCO_27036
ShadowPassword.PHCO_25526
ShadowPassword.PHCO_27040
ShadowPassword.PHCO_27041
ShadowPassword.PHCO_27042

I have installed this bundle on other 11.11 servers without an issue. The only difference with this server is that it was an upgrade instead of a fresh install of 11.11.

I have searched the forums, and the only issue I can see was a reference to a flag that needs to be set in order for pwconv to know that the system has been upgraded.

Any clues as to how to get pwconv to work for me?

Re: Activating Shadow Passwords

RAC_1 — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 14:58:56 GMT

Check the release notes and check if you have all required patches installed.

Anil

Re: Activating Shadow Passwords

Steven E. Protter — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 15:01:16 GMT

swverify \* | grep -i shadowpassword

Something is not configured. You'll probably need to swremove shadow password and reinstall. Then you'll probably have to reinstall all the patches.

SEP

Re: Activating Shadow Passwords

Darren Prior — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 04:20:47 GMT

Hi,

I would have expected to see the word "configured" in the output from swlist -a state. I'd be tempted to remove and reinstall it as suggested earlier.

regards,

Darren.