user account : access is denied

[madhudeepan]

when i try to su to another user ,,, it says access is denied, when i found with /usr/lbin/getprpw/ cmd the status is 100100 ,,,when i use modprpw cmd,, the lock is not enabled,, how i can remove the lock

[Mel Burslan]

This user is locked due to too many failed login attempts

USER=myusername
/usr/lbin/modprpw -l -m alock=NO $USER #removes lock
/usr/lbin/modprpw -k $USER #resets failed login count

Hope this helps

[Ganesan R]

Hi,

Another simple way is goto SAM->Accounts for Users and Groups->Users-> select the user -> Goto Actions -> Reactivate the account

You can login now.

[rmueller58]

Pass the user parameter into this command:

/usr/lbin/modprpw -k $1

/usr/lbin/modprpw -k username

[avizen9]

hello
you will also get some help from below threads, pls go through it, thanks


https://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1106305

[Sajjad Sahir]

Dear friend

#modprpw -k username

thanks and regards

Sajjad Sahir

[Johnson Punniyalingam]

Hi ,

Above comments , have explained how to enable user account if its locked.

User account gets locks due to unsucesfull login attempts or accounts devactivated if password has been expired.

You can always check before enabling by below will give lot information

# /usr/lbin/getprpw -l
#/usr/lbin/modprpw -k

Thanks,
Johnson

[johnsonpk]

Hi ,

The account lock out because of two reasons
1)password life time expires
2)exceeded unsuccessful login attempts

1)You may need to unlock the id with
#modprpw -k
2)and reset the password for that user.



lockout
returns the reason for a lockout in a "bit" valued string, where 0 = condition not present, 1 is present. The position, left to right represents:

1 past password lifetime

2 past last login time (inactive account)

3 past absolute account lifetime

4 exceeded unsuccessful login attempts

5 password required and a null password

6 admin lock

7 password is a *


Thanks!!
Johnson