IT01455: IDS FAILS IN _OSGETSPNAM() FUNCTION TO GET THE SHADOW PASSWORD

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• IDS fails to get the shadow password when it is setup in an
  
  environment with Centrify DirectControl.
  The following error is logged in the online.log when IDS
  attempts
  to start using SHM protocol.
  Get Shadow Password for user [informix] failed!
  Check for password aging/account lock-out.
  listener-thread: err = -951: oserr = 0: errstr =
  informix@hostname: Incorrect password or user informix@hostname
  is not known on the database server.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users with external authentication (Centrify)                *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See Error Description                                        *
  * An attempt was made to obtain the user's shadow password     *
  * even if no password was supplied by the user to compare      *
  * against.                                                     *
  * The failure to get the shadow password was causing an        *
  * authentication error.                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Upgrade to IDS 11.50.xC6 and above.                          *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Problem first fixed in IDS 11.50.xC6 so that an attempt to
  obtain the shadow password is not made if a password was not
  supplied by the user.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  IC62415

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IBM IDS ENTRP E

• Fixed component ID

  5724L2304

Applicable component levels

• RB15 PSN

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