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тАО06-07-2007 01:55 AM
тАО06-07-2007 01:55 AM
Re: Root password is disabling continuously
The alock=NO, lockout=0000000 is telling me that the account is not locked. man getprpw to find out what the lockout fields mean.
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тАО06-07-2007 01:58 AM
тАО06-07-2007 01:58 AM
Re: Root password is disabling continuously
As of now its not locked but it is getting locked within few hours.
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тАО06-07-2007 02:12 AM
тАО06-07-2007 02:12 AM
Re: Root password is disabling continuously
Also, what did you see in /var/adm/sulog? If the fourth filed is a - (minus sign) then that means someone had an su to a user.
ex.
SU 06/07 09:11 - 0 badboy-root
this tells me that badboy was unsuccessful as su'ing to root at 9:11 today.
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тАО06-07-2007 02:23 AM
тАО06-07-2007 02:23 AM
Re: Root password is disabling continuously
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тАО06-07-2007 02:44 AM
тАО06-07-2007 02:44 AM
Re: Root password is disabling continuously
# /usr/lbin/getprpw root
uid=0, bootpw=YES, audid=0, audflg=1, mintm=0, maxpwln=-1, exptm=-1, lftm=-1, spwchg=Tue May 29 14:53:37 2007, upwchg=-1, acctexp=-1, llog=-1, expwarn=0, usrpick=DFT, syspnpw=DFT, rstrpw=DFT, nullpw=DFT, admnum=-1, syschpw=DFT, sysltpw=DFT, timeod=-1, slogint=Thu Jun 7 05:51:30 2007, ulogint=Thu Jun 7 07:42:49 2007, sloginy=pts/ta, culogin=7, uloginy=-1, umaxlntr=-1, alock=NO, lockout=0001000
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тАО06-07-2007 02:52 AM
тАО06-07-2007 02:52 AM
Re: Root password is disabling continuously
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тАО06-07-2007 03:03 AM
тАО06-07-2007 03:03 AM
Re: Root password is disabling continuously
# lastb
sybase pts/ta Fri Jun 1 05:32
sybase pts/ta Fri Jun 1 05:32
sybase pts/ta Fri Jun 1 03:34
/var/adm/sulog
SU 06/05 03:13 - ta srinu-root
SU 06/05 03:13 + ta srinu-rootb
SU 06/05 03:15 + ta srinu-root
SU 06/06 02:59 - ta srinu-root
SU 06/06 02:59 + ta srinu-rootb
SU 06/06 03:00 + ta srinu-root
SU 06/06 05:18 + ta srinu-root
SU 06/07 02:21 - ta srinu-root
SU 06/07 02:22 + ta srinu-rootb
SU 06/07 02:26 + ta srinu-root
SU 06/07 05:50 - ta srinu-root
SU 06/07 05:51 + ta srinu-rootb
SU 06/07 05:51 + ta srinu-root
SU 06/07 07:42 - ta srinu-root
SU 06/07 07:43 + ta srinu-rootb
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тАО06-07-2007 03:26 AM
тАО06-07-2007 03:26 AM
Re: Root password is disabling continuously
(same as root) and switch to root
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тАО06-07-2007 03:40 AM
тАО06-07-2007 03:40 AM
Re: Root password is disabling continuously
John
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тАО06-07-2007 04:05 AM
тАО06-07-2007 04:05 AM
Re: Root password is disabling continuously
getprpw
ulogint=Thu Jun 7 07:42:49 2007
sulog
SU 06/07 07:42 - ta srinu-root