PM20781: AUTHENTICATION FAILS FOR USERS WITH ERROR "NOT IN A VALID GROUP"IN HP-UX ENVIRONMENT WHEN GROUP IS VERY LARGE

Fixes are available

APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

Authentication is failing for users with error "not a valid
group" in a HP-UX environment ...
.
 [10/28/09 14:16:10:069 GMT] 0000001f distContextMa 3   login
 failed: com.ibm.websphere.security.auth.WSLoginFailedException:
 not a valid group; nested exception is:
         com.ibm.websphere.security.CustomRegistryException: no
 a valid group
.
when the user is a member of a secondary group which contains a
large number of users (group line length is 953 characters).
After removing the user from this secondary group authentication
is successful.
.
Another secondary group the user is a member of which is 629
characters in length does not appear to cause any problem.
.
Problem native call is getgrgid_r, which is being called with a
buffer size of 1024 (HP recommended buffer size), but in this
case a buffer size of 2408 is needed to accomodate the large
group.

Local fix

Reduce the number of users in the secondary group, or remove the
user from the secondary group.

Problem summary

****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
*                  Server on an HP-UX platform                 *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Authentication is failing for users     *
*                      with error "not a valid                 *
*                      group" in a HP-UX environment ...       *
*                      .                                       *
*                      [10/28/09 14:16:10:069 GMT] 0000001f    *
*                      distContextMa 3   login                 *
*                      failed:                                 *
*                      com.ibm.websphere.security.auth.WSLogin *
*                      FailedException:                        *
*                      not a valid group; nested exception is: *
*                      com.ibm.websphere.security.CustomRegist *
*                      ryException: no                         *
*                      a valid group                           *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
****************************************************************
When the user is a member of a secondary group which contains a
large number of users, WebSphere Application Server's internal
group buffer was not large enough to store the entries.

Problem conclusion

WebSphere Application Server's internal group buffer size has
been increased to handle large groups.

The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
fix pack 6.1.0.37 and 7.0.0.15.  Please refer to the
Recommended
Updates
page for delivery information:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

APAR number
PM20781
Reported component name
WEBSPHERE APP S
Reported component ID
5724J0800
Reported release
60H
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2010-08-18
Closed date
2010-10-11
Last modified date
2010-10-11

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

Fix information

Fixed component name
WEBSPHERE APP S
Fixed component ID
5724J0800

Applicable component levels

R60A PSY
UP
R60H PSY
UP
R60I PSY
UP
R60S PSY
UP
R60W PSY
UP
R60Z PSY
UP
R61A PSY
UP
R61H PSY
UP
R61I PSY
UP
R61S PSY
UP
R61W PSY
UP
R61Z PSY
UP
R700 PSY
UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
24 October 2021

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PM20781: AUTHENTICATION FAILS FOR USERS WITH ERROR "NOT IN A VALID GROUP"IN HP-UX ENVIRONMENT WHEN GROUP IS VERY LARGE

Fixes are available

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APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

Local fix

Problem summary

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

APAR number

Reported component name

Reported component ID

Reported release

Status

PE

HIPER

Special Attention

Submitted date

Closed date

Last modified date

APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

Fixed component name

Fixed component ID

Applicable component levels

R60A PSY

R60H PSY

R60I PSY

R60S PSY

R60W PSY

R60Z PSY

R61A PSY

R61H PSY

R61I PSY

R61S PSY

R61W PSY

R61Z PSY

R700 PSY

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