Authentication events
The following table lists the events that are created for the AUTH component.
| Event | Event Type | Severity | Message | Description | Cause | User Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ads_down | STATE_CHANGE | ERROR | The external Active Directory (AD) server is unresponsive. | The external AD server is unresponsive. | The local node is unable to connect to any AD server. | Local node is unable to connect to any AD server. Verify the network connection and check whether the AD servers are operational. |
| ads_failed | STATE_CHANGE | ERROR | The local winbindd service is unresponsive. | The local winbindd service is unresponsive. | The local winbindd service does not respond to ping requests. This is a mandatory prerequisite for Active Directory service. | Try to restart winbindd service and if not successful, perform winbindd troubleshooting procedures. |
| ads_up | STATE_CHANGE | INFO | The external Active Directory (AD) server is up. | The external AD server is up. | The external AD server is operational. | N/A |
| ads_warn | INFO | WARNING | External Active Directory (AD) server monitoring service returned unknown result | External AD server monitoring service returned unknown result. | An internal error occurred while monitoring the external AD server. | An internal error occurred while monitoring the external AD server. Perform the troubleshooting procedures. |
| ldap_down | STATE_CHANGE | ERROR | The external LDAP server {0} is unresponsive. | The external LDAP server <LDAP server> is unresponsive. | The local node is unable to connect to the LDAP server. | Local node is unable to connect to the LDAP server. Verify the network connection and check whether the LDAP server is operational. |
| ldap_up | STATE_CHANGE | INFO | External LDAP server {0} is up. | The external LDAP server is up. | The external LDAP server is operational. | N/A |
| nis_down | STATE_CHANGE | ERROR | External Network Information Server (NIS) {0} is unresponsive. | External NIS server <NIS server> is unresponsive. | The local node is unable to connect to any NIS server. | Local node is unable to connect to any NIS server. Verify network connection and check whether the NIS servers are operational. |
| nis_failed | STATE_CHANGE | ERROR | The ypbind daemon is unresponsive. | The ypbind daemon is unresponsive. | The local ypbind daemon does not respond. | Local ypbind daemon does not respond. Try to restart the ypbind daemon. If not successful, perform ypbind troubleshooting procedures. |
| nis_up | STATE_CHANGE | INFO | External Network Information Server (NIS) {0} is up | External NIS server is operational. | N/A | |
| nis_warn | INFO | WARNING | External Network Information Server (NIS) monitoring returned unknown result. | The external NIS server monitoring returned unknown result. | An internal error occurred while monitoring external NIS server. | Check the health state of the authentication service. Check if the sysmonitor is running. Perform the sysmonitor troubleshooting procedures to understand why the status cannot be collected. |
| sssd_down | STATE_CHANGE | ERROR | SSSD process is not functioning. | The SSSD process is not functioning. | The SSSD authentication service is not running. | Verify the authentication configuration. Verify the connection with the authentication server. Try to restart the sssd service manually using the systemctl restart sssd command. If the restart is unsuccessful, perform the SSSD troubleshooting procedures. |
| sssd_restart | INFO | INFO | SSSD process is not functioning. Trying to start it. | Attempt to start the SSSD authentication process. | The SSSD process is not functioning. | N/A |
| sssd_up | STATE_CHANGE | INFO | SSSD process is now functioning. | The SSSD process is now functioning properly. | The SSSD authentication process is running. | N/A |
| sssd_warn | INFO | WARNING | SSSD service monitoring returned unknown result. | The SSSD authentication service monitoring returned unknown result. | An internal error occurred in the SSSD service monitoring. | Check the health state of the authentication service. Check if the sysmonitor is running. Perform the sysmonitor troubleshooting procedures to understand why the status cannot be collected. |
| wnbd_down | STATE_CHANGE | ERROR | Winbindd service is not functioning. | The winbindd authentication service is not functioning. | The winbindd authentication service is not functioning. | Verify the authentication configuration. Verify the connection with Active Directory server. Try to restart the winbindd service manually using the systemctl restart gpfs-winbind command. If the restart is unsuccessful, perform the winbindd troubleshooting procedures. |
| wnbd_restart | INFO | INFO | Winbindd service is not functioning. Trying to start it. | Attempt to start the winbindd service. | The winbindd process was not functioning. | N/A |
| wnbd_up | STATE_CHANGE | INFO | Winbindd process is now functioning. | The winbindd authentication service is operational. | N/A | |
| wnbd_warn | INFO | WARNING | Winbindd process monitoring returned unknown result. | The winbindd authentication process monitoring returned unknown result. | An internal error occurred while monitoring the winbindd authentication process. | Check the health state of the authentication service. Check if the sysmonitor is running. Perform the sysmonitor troubleshooting procedures to understand why the status cannot be collected. |
| yp_down | STATE_CHANGE | ERROR | Ypbind process is not functioning. | The ypbind process is not functioning. | The ypbind authentication service is not functioning. | Verify the authentication configuration. Verify the connection with authentication server. Try to restart ypbind service manually using the systemctl restart ypbind command. If the restart is unsuccessful, perform the ypbind troubleshooting procedures. |
| yp_restart | INFO | INFO | Ypbind process is not functioning. Trying to start it. | Attempt to start the ypbind process. | The ypbind process is not functioning. | N/A |
| yp_up | STATE_CHANGE | INFO | Ypbind process is now functioning. | The ypbind service is operational. | N/A | |
| yp_warn | INFO | WARNING | Ypbind process monitoring returned unknown result | The ypbind process monitoring returned unknown result. | An internal error occurred while monitoring the ypbind service. | Check the health state of the authentication service. Check if the sysmonitor is running. Perform the sysmonitor troubleshooting procedures to understand why the status cannot be collected. |