Activating Shadow Passwords

[Keri MacNeil]

I recently migrated a server from HP-UX 11.0 to 11.11, partly to implement Shadow Passwords. I loaded the Shadow Password bundle, but when I try to invoke pwconv, I get the following message:

The system cannot be converted to use shadow passwords until the ShadowPassword product is installed.

However, if I run:
# swlist -a state ShadowPassword
ShadowPassword
ShadowPassword.ShadowPW
ShadowPassword.PHNE_23502
ShadowPassword.PHSS_26492
ShadowPassword.PHCO_28193
ShadowPassword.PHCO_27909
ShadowPassword.PHCO_27035
ShadowPassword.PHCO_28194
ShadowPassword.PHCO_28192
ShadowPassword.PHCO_28176
ShadowPassword.PHCO_25568
ShadowPassword.PHCO_27064
ShadowPassword.PHCO_27038
ShadowPassword.PHCO_27037
ShadowPassword.PHCO_27036
ShadowPassword.PHCO_25526
ShadowPassword.PHCO_27040
ShadowPassword.PHCO_27041
ShadowPassword.PHCO_27042

I have installed this bundle on other 11.11 servers without an issue. The only difference with this server is that it was an upgrade instead of a fresh install of 11.11.

I have searched the forums, and the only issue I can see was a reference to a flag that needs to be set in order for pwconv to know that the system has been upgraded.

Any clues as to how to get pwconv to work for me?

[RAC_1]

Check the release notes and check if you have all required patches installed.

Anil

[Steven E. Protter]

swverify \* | grep -i shadowpassword

Something is not configured. You'll probably need to swremove shadow password and reinstall. Then you'll probably have to reinstall all the patches.

SEP

[Darren Prior]

Hi,

I would have expected to see the word "configured" in the output from swlist -a state. I'd be tempted to remove and reinstall it as suggested earlier.

regards,

Darren.