topic Re: Turning to trusted mode in Operating System - HP-UX

Turning to trusted mode

majhar_mujawar — Tue, 27 May 2014 02:39:20 GMT

While trying to convert system from non trusted to trusted mode using SAM it throws error as shadow file in use.

Regards ,

Majhar

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Re: Turning to trusted mode

Patrick Wallek — Mon, 26 May 2014 17:46:31 GMT

You can't convert from using a /etc/shadow file directly to a trusted system.

If you want to turn off /etc/shadow and turn on trusted, then you will have to:

Move all password information back into /etc/passwd from /etc/shadow with

# pwunconv

Now convert to trusted with

# tsconvert

Re: Turning to trusted mode

majhar_mujawar — Tue, 27 May 2014 13:46:57 GMT

Hi patrick,

Thanks for your help,

does use of # pwunconv command affects current users and their passwords.

Regards,

Majhar

Re: Turning to trusted mode

Dennis Handly — Tue, 27 May 2014 19:07:54 GMT

>does use of pwunconv command affects current users and their passwords.

If the passwords are longer than 8 it will.

Re: Turning to trusted mode

Bill Hassell — Thu, 29 May 2014 00:57:09 GMT

Since the shadow password security feature allows passwords longer than 8 characters, converting to default security will affect these passwords. You can preview these passwords using: pwck -l

If any are reported, change the affected user passwords to 8 or less characters and then run pwunconv. Now you can convert to trusted without any problems.

Re: Turning to trusted mode

majhar_mujawar — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 03:32:58 GMT

thanks bill....