login

[wayne_104]

Hi When i login via my console i get asked to supply the system password.

when i supply the password for root it tells me it is invalid.

however when i login as a user then su to root it accepts my password why?

[Robert-Jan Goossens_1]

are there any special characters in your password like # or @ ?

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[F Verschuren]

can have more than one reason:
sheck whit sam is user is alowed to log in on the console:
SAM Users
select user
actions
Modify Security Policies...
General User Account Policies...
Authorize User to Boot to Single-User State: [ Yes

ore it can be that the user is locked:
run:
/usr/lbin/getprpw [username]
lockout must be 0000000

[Tim Nelson]

do you have a file /etc/securetty ?

If so is the "console" you are using really the system console ?

[Steven Schweda]

> When i login via my console

What is your console? What is the system?

> i get asked to supply the system password.

What does this mean? What is a "system
password"? What did you do, exactly?

> when i supply the password for root it
> tells me it is invalid.

As usual, an actual transcript showing what
happened might save everyone a lot of time
and trouble.

> [...] when i login as a user then su to
> root [...]

Did you do this at the console, too, or
somewhere else?

[wayne_104]

Hi All

The user is not locked was first check.

User does have permission to login to console.

no /etc/securitty file also checked that.

below is what i am experiencing.

MP login: Admin
MP password: ******




Hewlett-Packard Management Processor

(c) Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company 1999-2003. All Rights Reserved.

MP Host Name: hpcs2-console

Revision E.02.26


*************************************************************************
MP ACCESS IS NOT SECURE
Default MP users are currently configured and remote access is enabled.
Modify default users passwords or delete default users (see UC command)
OR
Disable all types of remote access (see SA command)
*************************************************************************


MP MAIN MENU:

CO: Console
VFP: Virtual Front Panel
CM: Command Menu
CL: Console Log
SL: Show Event Logs
HE: Main Help Menu
X: Exit Connection

[hpcs2-console] MP> co



(Use Ctrl-B to return to MP main menu.)




[Read only - use Ctrl-Ecf for console write access.]

[bumped user - Admin]



AS ROOT

Console Login: root
System Password:
Login incorrect

AS USER

login: waynem
System Password:
Last successful login for waynem: Wed Dec 5 11:22:29 SAST-2 2007

No SU and same root password.
hpcs2:waynem/home/waynem>su
System Password:
Last successful login for root: Wed Dec 5 11:23:13 SAST-2 2007

[wayne_104]

YES password does have an @ in it.

[Jeeshan]

can u try after "su" to change your password?

login as normal user.
then su to root
after login
change your password

then try to login using root and password

before that please check if root user is blocking in any tty sessions or not

[Torsten.]

Depending on your terminal settings/emulator/... the sign "@" may not be "@" but "q" or anything else - check this.

[wayne_104]

nope checked that as well prints it out correctly

[Kapil Jha]

>>>nope checked that as well prints it out correctly

How did you check this???
U can try copy and paste root passwd and try.(write in a notepad copy and paste at passwd prompt )
Changing passwd with no special character would be helpful to see if it is related to special character.
BR,
Kapil

[wayne_104]

instead of the user i typed the root password in to see the output.

[wayne_104]

besides if it was the emulator why does the password work when i su after loging in as myself ?

[Robert-Jan Goossens_1 · Accepted solution]

Wayne,

Have a look at this doc.

Title: Login fails with special character "#" or "@" in user passwords
Document ID: emr_na-c00936696-1

http://www11.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en&docId=emr_na-c00936696-1

Robert-Jan

[Torsten.]

This sounds reasonable and also explains why it is not working on a console login but it is working with su.
Maybe it is better to use another password ...

[wayne_104]

Robert hit it on the head. You beauty.

for that you get 10 points.

[Dennis Handly]

>YES password does have an @ in it.

You of course can quote the "@" with a "\" if you have your heart set on using the "@". :-)

[Kapil Jha]

I think you should assign point to everyone....everyone tried to help you out !!!!

[wayne_104]

Yip that is true but only the winner gets gold.

[Kapil Jha]

I do not post for points...but this is how thins work over here..........

[wayne_104]

Nice to know.

Africa is a tough place only the winner gets to survive.

[Torsten.]

It's not related to the problem, but you should check the servers firmware to prevent other problems.
You have Revision E.02.26 as MP firmware, current version is E.03.30.

Consider this.

Have fun!

;-)


BTW, assigning points to all helped you is a good way to say "thank you".