APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
In case you are using a "old" mksysb image (old means more than 3 months) to perform the viosupgrade, it is possible that padmin user faces an expired password issue when rebooting on the updated version "4.1" of the OS. At login after reboot, login fails with : From console : login: padmin padmin's Password: [compat]: 3004-327 Your password has been expired for too\ long. 3004-321 Please see the system administrator to change your password. From ssh : padmin@vios2's password: Permission denied, please try again.
Local fix
# viosvrcmd -m <Managed System Name> --id <VIOS lpar id> \ -c "chuser -attr maxage=0 padmin" # viosvrcmd -m <Managed System Name> --id <VIOS lpar id> \ -c "chuser -attr maxexpired=-1 padmin"
Problem summary
User will be not able to login to VIOS after the upgrade to VIOS 4.1, padmin password expiry message will be displayed to user upon login.
Problem conclusion
We would preserve the default values of maxexpired=-1 and maxage=0 of VIOS 3.1 and restore the same values on VIOS 4.1
Temporary fix
Comments
7200-05 - use AIX APAR IJ50326
APAR Information
APAR number
IJ50326
Reported component name
VIRTUAL I/O SER
Reported component ID
5765G3400
Reported release
310
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2024-02-29
Closed date
2024-03-26
Last modified date
2024-06-12
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
Fix information
Fixed component name
VIRTUAL I/O SER
Fixed component ID
5765G3400
Applicable component levels
[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU029","label":"Software"},"Product":{"code":"SSAVPM","label":"PowerVM VIOS Standard Edition"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"310"}]
Document Information
Modified date:
12 June 2024