Troubleshooting
Problem
All users get error "Get Shadow password for user [username]" when connecting to database server running on Linux, Unix
Symptom
When you try to connect to the database server you get error -951, and any user that tries to connect to the database server gets the same error as well.
If the instance is up and you are trying to connect you will see the following error message:
Get Shadow Password for user [informix] failed!
Check for password aging/account lock-out.
listener-thread: err = -951: oserr = 0: errstr = informix: Incorrect password or user informix is not known on the database server.
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Modified date:
16 June 2018
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