[Freeipa-users] AIX kerberos client to IPA

Rob robert.roche at xerox.com
Tue Mar 18 14:19:56 UTC 2014


Sigbjorn Lie <sigbjorn at ...> writes:

> 
> 
>     On 12/03/14 22:52, Rob wrote:
> 
>     
>       
> Hi,
> 
> I have configured an AIX 6.1 server to connect to a RHEL 6.5 IPA server. 
The 
> AIX server is configured to use netgroups and all that works for existing 
the 
> users.
> 
> The problem is when a users password expires or when a new user is 
created. 
> They cannot change their password
> 
> WARNING: Your password has expired.
> You must change your password now and login again!
> Changing password for "testuser"
> testuser's Old password:
> testuser's New password:
> Connection to localhost closed.
> 
> The problem seems to be related to not getting a kerberos ticket as kinit 
can 
> be used to change the password.
> 
> Logging is enabled but no logs ever get updated
> 
> [logging]
>         kdc = FILE:/var/krb5/log/krb5kdc.log
>         admin_server = FILE:/var/krb5/log/kadmin.log
>         kadmin_local = FILE:/var/krb5/log/kadmin_local.log
>         default = FILE:/var/krb5/log/krb5lib.log
> 
> Anybody ever come across this? Or know how to get logging working?
> 
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>     
>     
> 
> I am not familiar with AIX. Just quick tip for what we had to do on 
Solaris to make password changes work - as the issue sounded somewhat 
familiar... :)
> 
> We have to set "kpasswd_protocol = SET_CHANGE" to krb5.conf when used with 
any "non-Solaris KDC". 
> 
> Perhaps you have a similar setting for AIX?
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   
> 
> <div>
>     <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/03/14 22:52, Rob wrote:<br>
> </div>
>     <blockquote cite="mid:loom.20140312T224425-846 at ..." type="cite">
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have configured an AIX 6.1 server to connect to a RHEL 6.5 IPA server. 
The 
> AIX server is configured to use netgroups and all that works for existing 
the 
> users.
> 
> The problem is when a users password expires or when a new user is 
created. 
> They cannot change their password
> 
> WARNING: Your password has expired.
> You must change your password now and login again!
> Changing password for "testuser"
> testuser's Old password:
> testuser's New password:
> Connection to localhost closed.
> 
> The problem seems to be related to not getting a kerberos ticket as kinit 
can 
> be used to change the password.
> 
> Logging is enabled but no logs ever get updated
> 
> [logging]
>         kdc = <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" 
href="FILE:/var/krb5/log/krb5kdc.log">FILE:/var/krb5/log/krb5kdc.log</a>
>         admin_server = <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" 
href="FILE:/var/krb5/log/kadmin.log">FILE:/var/krb5/log/kadmin.log</a>
>         kadmin_local = <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" 
href="FILE:/var/krb5/log/kadmin_local.log">FILE:/var/krb5/log/kadmin_local.l
og</a>
>         default = <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" 
href="FILE:/var/krb5/log/krb5lib.log">FILE:/var/krb5/log/krb5lib.log</a>
> 
> Anybody ever come across this? Or know how to get logging working?
> 
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>     </blockquote>
> 
> I am not familiar with AIX. Just quick tip for what we had to do on 
Solaris to make password changes work - as the issue sounded somewhat 
familiar... :)
> 
> We have to set "kpasswd_protocol = SET_CHANGE" to krb5.conf when used with 
any "non-Solaris KDC". 
> 
> Perhaps you have a similar setting for AIX?
> 
>   </div>
> 

Thanks, I tried that option but it didn't seem to make any difference. I've 
a tech call open with IBM and redhat so I'm hoping between us we can figure 
out what the problem is.
I'll post here with any solution that I might get.







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