1 thing you could try - make sure the shadow file is up to date. You
could run "pwconv" for this (do man pwconv (or google) for more info)


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From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org [mailtowner-informix-list@iiug.org]
On Behalf Of zombie
Sent: 13 December 2005 08:00 PM
To: informix-list@iiug.org
Subject: solaris IDS 9.4 wont start after patch install

Hi Folks,

After installing patches on a solaris 8 system and trying to start
informix.
Informix is not able to look up /etc/services file to translate the
service name
to a port number, so I put the actual port number in the sql hosts file.
Then
informix would come up.

Now it doesn't allow any user to log on as it says..
12:55:01 Get Shadow Password for user [abc] failed!
12:55:01 Check for password aging/account lock-out.
12:55:01 listener-thread: err = -951: oserr = 4: errstr = abc:
Incorrect
password or user abc is not known on the database server.
System error = 4.
12:55:02 Get Shadow Password for user [abc] failed!
12:55:02 Check for password aging/account lock-out.
12:55:02 listener-thread: err = -951: oserr = 4: errstr = abc:
Incorrect
password or user abc is not known on the database server.
System error = 4.


Any pointers would be greatly helpful....

Thanks,
Zombie


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