topic Re: remshd confusing message in Operating System - HP-UX

remshd confusing message

cl_5 — Wed, 04 Feb 2004 10:23:57 GMT

Hi Forumers!
I've got a rp8400 running 11.i. Not for long I have the following message in syslog several times.
remsh[17687]: warn_user_passwd_will_expire: -1 -1 12452 -1

What does it mean? I that critical. It is our NFS Server including all home dirs.

thanks in advance
cl

Re: remshd confusing message

Steven E. Protter — Wed, 04 Feb 2004 10:28:00 GMT

The user that is making the remsh connection has a password that will shortly expire or already has expired.

run passwd for the user on both systems, set it and the message will stop happening.

If you have an expiration policy the connection will eventually stop working.

SEP

Re: remshd confusing message

cl_5 — Wed, 04 Feb 2004 11:02:28 GMT

Thanks for answer Steve.

I have compared the syslog-entries with output of the last-command to find out which user made a remsh.
In addition our users are managed by NIS. And the passwd file on NIS Master contains no expiration policy.

any additional ideas
regards
cl

Re: remshd confusing message

Angus Crome — Thu, 05 Feb 2004 00:13:57 GMT

Authentication on the NFS Server will override NIS/NIS+. Check to see if that NFS server is running TCB (Trusted Computing Base) it will have shadow password on. If so, it probably has password expiration turned on.