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IV66233: PWDADM PROCESS NOT BE TERMINATED BY SIGHUP

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • When the user password policy is set, and we use pwdadm
command to change the user password via ssh session,
if the ssh session is killed the pwdadm process is not
terminated accordingly but keeping running, and consuming
high CPU.

Local fix

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Problem summary


    

  • As the process is not terminated properly and keeps running it
consumes high CPU

    



Problem conclusion


    

  • adding  a default signal handler to handle the SIGHUP

    



Temporary fix


    

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Comments


    

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    IV66233
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  • Reported component name
    AIX V7.1
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  • Reported component ID
    5765H4000
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  • Reported release
    710
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  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
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  • PE
    NoPE
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  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
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  • Submitted date
    2014-10-23
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  • Closed date
    2014-10-23
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  • Last modified date
    2015-11-22
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  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
    

    
IV63940
    

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  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
    

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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    AIX V7.1
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5765H4000
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Applicable component levels


    

  • R710  PSY  U871299
       UP15/11/22  I  1000
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            Modified date:
            

            22 November 2015
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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