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Netcool/OMNIbus PAM authentication failure

Troubleshooting


Problem

 when login to ObjectSrever using PAM authentication, it can fail with authentication error.

Symptom

 when the problem happened, ObjectServer leaves log messages as below.
<log> 
2019-01-21T16:42:38: Error: E-AUT-102-001: PAM message for user xxxx: [compat]: 3004-318 Error obtaining the user's password information. 
2019-01-21T16:42:38: Error: E-AUT-102-010: Account Management of user 'xxxx', has failed. [4][System error] 
2019-01-21T16:42:38: Error: E-AUT-102-005: User authentication of user 'xxxx', has failed. [9][Authentication failed] 
2019-01-21T16:42:38: Information: I-SEC-104-003: Cannot authenticate user "xxxx" with external source. Error = 'Authentication failed'. 
2019-01-21T16:42:38: Information: I-SEC-104-002: Cannot authenticate user "xxxx": Not authenticated 
2019-01-21T16:42:38: Error: E-OBX-102-023: Failed to authenticate user xxxx. (-3602:Not authenticated) 
2019-01-21T16:42:38: Error: E-OBX-102-057: User xxxx@XXXX failed to login: Not authenticated 
</log> 

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
09 May 2025

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