topic Re: login in Operating System - HP-UX

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wayne_104 — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:40:49 GMT

Hi When i login via my console i get asked to supply the system password.

when i supply the password for root it tells me it is invalid.

however when i login as a user then su to root it accepts my password why?

Re: login

Robert-Jan Goossens_1 — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:49:22 GMT

are there any special characters in your password like # or @ ?

Regards,
Robert-Jan

Re: login

F Verschuren — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:50:33 GMT

can have more than one reason:
sheck whit sam is user is alowed to log in on the console:
SAM Users
select user
actions
Modify Security Policies...
General User Account Policies...
Authorize User to Boot to Single-User State: [ Yes

ore it can be that the user is locked:
run:
/usr/lbin/getprpw [username]
lockout must be 0000000

Re: login

Tim Nelson — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:51:04 GMT

do you have a file /etc/securetty ?

If so is the "console" you are using really the system console ?

Re: login

Steven Schweda — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:49:55 GMT

> When i login via my console

What is your console? What is the system?

> i get asked to supply the system password.

What does this mean? What is a "system
password"? What did you do, exactly?

> when i supply the password for root it
> tells me it is invalid.

As usual, an actual transcript showing what
happened might save everyone a lot of time
and trouble.

> [...] when i login as a user then su to
> root [...]

Did you do this at the console, too, or
somewhere else?

Re: login

wayne_104 — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:32:32 GMT

Hi All

The user is not locked was first check.

User does have permission to login to console.

no /etc/securitty file also checked that.

below is what i am experiencing.

MP login: Admin
MP password: ******

Hewlett-Packard Management Processor

(c) Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company 1999-2003. All Rights Reserved.

MP Host Name: hpcs2-console

Revision E.02.26

*************************************************************************
MP ACCESS IS NOT SECURE
Default MP users are currently configured and remote access is enabled.
Modify default users passwords or delete default users (see UC command)
OR
Disable all types of remote access (see SA command)
*************************************************************************

MP MAIN MENU:

CO: Console
VFP: Virtual Front Panel
CM: Command Menu
CL: Console Log
SL: Show Event Logs
HE: Main Help Menu
X: Exit Connection

[hpcs2-console] MP> co

(Use Ctrl-B to return to MP main menu.)

[Read only - use Ctrl-Ecf for console write access.]

[bumped user - Admin]

AS ROOT

Console Login: root
System Password:
Login incorrect

AS USER

login: waynem
System Password:
Last successful login for waynem: Wed Dec 5 11:22:29 SAST-2 2007

No SU and same root password.
hpcs2:waynem/home/waynem>su
System Password:
Last successful login for root: Wed Dec 5 11:23:13 SAST-2 2007

Re: login

wayne_104 — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:35:38 GMT

YES password does have an @ in it.

Re: login

Jeeshan — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:36:08 GMT

can u try after "su" to change your password?

login as normal user.
then su to root
after login
change your password

then try to login using root and password

before that please check if root user is blocking in any tty sessions or not

Re: login

Torsten. — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:45:19 GMT

Depending on your terminal settings/emulator/... the sign "@" may not be "@" but "q" or anything else - check this.

Re: login

wayne_104 — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:53:32 GMT

nope checked that as well prints it out correctly

Re: login

Kapil Jha — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:02:17 GMT

>>>nope checked that as well prints it out correctly

How did you check this???
U can try copy and paste root passwd and try.(write in a notepad copy and paste at passwd prompt )
Changing passwd with no special character would be helpful to see if it is related to special character.
BR,
Kapil

Re: login

wayne_104 — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:05:23 GMT

instead of the user i typed the root password in to see the output.

Re: login

wayne_104 — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:06:38 GMT

besides if it was the emulator why does the password work when i su after loging in as myself ?

Re: login

Robert-Jan Goossens_1 — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:29:58 GMT

Wayne,

Have a look at this doc.

Title: Login fails with special character "#" or "@" in user passwords
Document ID: emr_na-c00936696-1

http://www11.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en&docId=emr_na-c00936696-1

Robert-Jan

Re: login

Torsten. — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:40:08 GMT

This sounds reasonable and also explains why it is not working on a console login but it is working with su.
Maybe it is better to use another password ...

Re: login

wayne_104 — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:42:50 GMT

Robert hit it on the head. You beauty.

for that you get 10 points.

Re: login

Dennis Handly — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:38:55 GMT

>YES password does have an @ in it.

You of course can quote the "@" with a "\" if you have your heart set on using the "@". :-)

Re: login

Kapil Jha — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:13:22 GMT

I think you should assign point to everyone....everyone tried to help you out !!!!

Re: login

wayne_104 — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:58:27 GMT

Yip that is true but only the winner gets gold.

Re: login

Kapil Jha — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 06:33:44 GMT

I do not post for points...but this is how thins work over here..........