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RE: Antw: servdir

2000-06-07 12:08:26
Subject: RE: Antw: servdir
From: Sean Davidson <sean.davidson AT mail.publix DOT com>
To: nv-l AT lists.tivoli DOT com
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 12:08:26 -0400
That was it. Changed his uid to a unique number.

__________________________
Thanks,
Sean Davidson

Sr. Network Systems Engineer
Publix Super Markets, Inc.
P.O. Box 32015
Lakeland, Fl. 33802-2015
Email - sean.davidson AT publix DOT com
Voice - (863) 686-8754 x6889
Fax - (863)616-5895



-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Seibold [mailto:Michael.Seibold AT Gek DOT de]
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 8:30 AM
To: nv-l AT tkg DOT com
Subject: Antw: [NV-L] servdir


Do you have a userid "servdir" in /etc/passwd with the same numerical uid as
nbsw? Then you have two different users running with the same uid, this
would explain the problem: you try to change the password for the userid
servdir, and the system asks for the old password for user servdir ?!?

Michael Seibold
 

>>> sean.davidson AT mail.publix DOT com 07.06.2000  12.34 Uhr >>>
I have a user that telnets to my NetView Server (v5.1) for AIX and logs in
w/ his own unique userid and password. He was trying to change his password
via the passwd command and it prompts him for servdir's old password. What
is servdir and any idea why this is happening?

I signed into the system as myself (trsd), then su to root, then su to his
userid (nbsw):

nbsw@nv6000:/OV/home/nbsw >whoami
servdir
nbsw@nv6000:/OV/home/nbsw >who am i
trsd        pts/8       Jun 07 06:30    (192.168.45.220)
nbsw@nv6000:/OV/home/nbsw >passwd
Changing password for "servdir"
servdir's Old password: 

Have to su to root and then nbsw because I don't know his password.

__________________________
Thanks,
Sean Davidson

Sr. Network Systems Engineer
Publix Super Markets, Inc.
P.O. Box 32015
Lakeland, Fl. 33802-2015
Email - sean.davidson AT publix DOT com 
Voice - (863) 686-8754 x6889
Fax - (863)616-5895


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