account disabled

[augusto cossa]

Gents,

I was trying to login using Reflection and I couldn't and at console were the below message:

account is disabled but console login is allowed.

Why because I was typing the correct password and after 10 hours from the workstation it was possible to login.

Any can explain this?

Thanks,

A Cossa

[CHRIS_ANORUO]

There is something wrong here? HPUX does not recognize user names more than 8 characters.
Crosscheck this as it will be part of the problem.


Cheers!

[Brian M. Fisher]

Your system must be set up as "Trusted". It is possible that there are only certain hours that you are allowed to log in or the account became disabled for some other reason. To check your system wide security settings do the following:
1) sam
2) Auditing and Security
3)System Security Policies

To check the security setting for a specific user:
1) sam
2) Accounts for Users and Groups
3) Users
4) Select user
5) Actions --> Modify Security Policies
6) Actions --> Set Authorized Login Times

I hope this helps,
Brian
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[Bill Hassell]

It is also possible that with auditing turned on (Trusted Systems), the root filesystem has filled and auditing can no longer write to the files in /.secure/etc. These log files will require regular trimming if the system has a lot of users. Check the man pages for audsys on how to stop logging, backup the files and move them and zero them, then restart logging.

[Kofi ARTHIABAH]

Hi Chris: "Reflection" is an X-server for PCs (a bit like the Hummingbird Exceed)

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Is it possible that have converted your system to a trusted system and have password aging enabled? I have had the same problem... what you have to do is to remember to change the root passwd before it expires... but for now, you have no choice but to login at the console and change the root passwd before you can log-in with Reflection.

Good luck.