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IV85273: NIS USER CAN'T LOGIN OR GET ITS GROUP NAME IF INDEXING ENABLED APPLIES TO AIX 7100-04

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • NIS user can not login or retrieve its group name for a
valid
group id if indexing is enabled and the idx files are
present.
su fails with 3004-503 Cannot set process credentials.
and id -g -n <username> command fails with
3004-810 Could not get "group" information

Local fix

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Problem summary


    

  • NIS user may fail to login or retrieve its groups if indexing
is enabled and index files are present on the NIS client.

    



Problem conclusion


    

  • A check was added to appropriately check index files when NIS
is active.

    



Temporary fix


    

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Comments


    

  • 6100-09 - use AIX APAR IV85204
6100-09 - use AIX APAR IV85204
7100-04 - use AIX APAR IV85273
7200-01 - use AIX APAR IV85238

    



APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    IV85273
    • 

  • Reported component name
    AIX V7.1
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5765H4000
    • 

  • Reported release
    710
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt / Xsystem
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2016-05-27
    • 

  • Closed date
    2016-05-27
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2017-01-20
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  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
    

    
IV84803
    

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

    
U875282
    

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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    AIX V7.1
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5765H4000
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Applicable component levels


    

  • R710  PSY  U875282
       UP16/12/12  I  1000
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Document Information


            

            


                        

            Modified date:
            

            19 April 2022
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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