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AIX61 High Impact/Highly Pervasive (Doc Number=3451) High Impact/Highly Pervasive APAR
APAR Number: IV53944
Abstract: UNABLE TO SU TO A NIS USER 14/03/28 PTF PECHANGE
Fix available in fixpack: Fix not currently available. Expect future notification.
APAR status Closed as program error.
Error description su to NIS user fails with error 3004-503 cannot set process creditials. This happens when system is upgraded to 6.1 Tl09 SP01 Local fix Problem summary ************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * Systems running the 6100-09 Technology Level with * bos.rte.security at the 6.1.9.0 or 6.1.9.1 level. ************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * Switching to a NIS user using the 'su' command will fail * with: * 3004-503 cannot set process creditials. * * This only affects customers using NIS (Network Information * Service). ************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * Install APAR IV53944. * Prior to fix availability, an interim fix is available from * either * ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/ifixes/iv53944/ * https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/ifixes/iv53944/ ************************************************************** Problem conclusion In the processing of NIS user credentials, the logic to find stale cached records has been corrected so that the record is not assigned an invalid pointer. Temporary fix ********* * HIPER * ********* Comments APAR information APAR number IV53944 Repo
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High Impact/Highly Pervasive APAR
APAR Number: IV53944
Abstract: UNABLE TO SU TO A NIS USER 14/03/28 PTF PECHANGE
Fix available in fixpack: Fix not currently available. Expect future notification.
| APAR status |
| Closed as program error. |
su to NIS user fails with error 3004-503 cannot set process creditials. This happens when system is upgraded to 6.1 Tl09 SP01Local fix
Problem summary
************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * Systems running the 6100-09 Technology Level with * bos.rte.security at the 6.1.9.0 or 6.1.9.1 level. ************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * Switching to a NIS user using the 'su' command will fail * with: * 3004-503 cannot set process creditials. * * This only affects customers using NIS (Network Information * Service). ************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * Install APAR IV53944. * Prior to fix availability, an interim fix is available from * either * ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/ifixes/iv53944/ * https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/ifixes/iv53944/ **************************************************************Problem conclusion
In the processing of NIS user credentials, the logic to find stale cached records has been corrected so that the record is not assigned an invalid pointer.Temporary fix
********* * HIPER * *********Comments
| APAR information | |
| APAR number | IV53944 |
| Reported component name | AIX 610 STD EDI |
| Reported component ID | 5765G6200 |
| Reported release | 610 |
| Status | CLOSED PER |
| PE | YesPE |
| HIPER | YesHIPER |
| Submitted date | 2014-01-13 |
| Closed date | 2014-01-27 |
| Last modified date | 2014-03-28 |
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
IV53884
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
| Fix information | |
| Fixed component name | AIX 610 STD EDI |
| Fixed component ID | 5765G6200 |
| Applicable component levels | |
| R610 PSY | UP |
| Doc number: 3451 | Published date: 2014.03.29 |
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Modified date:
29 March 2014
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