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QRadar: Unable to add QRadar Network Insights Server due to 'qniconfiguser' password set to an expire date

Troubleshooting


Problem

If the 'qniconfiguser' password in the server is set to an expire date, we can't add QRadar Network Insights (QNI) Server to the deployment. 

Diagnosing The Problem

A similar error was displayed during the QNI host adding and we need to check the 'qniconfiguser' user password property.
 
Aug 16 12:43:27 <IP address> [tomcat.tomcat] [configservices@127.0.0.1<configservices
@127.0.0.1><configservices@127.0.0.1> (8961) /console/restapi/api/config/deploy_action] com.q1labs.
configservices.deployment.DeploymentManager: [ERROR] [NOT:0000003000][x.x.x.x- -] [-/- -]
Error performing deployment

Aug 16 12:43:27<IP address> [tomcat.tomcat] [configservices@127.0.0.1<configservices
@127.0.0.1><configservices@127.0.0.1> (8961) 
/console/restapi/api/config/deploy_action] com.q1labs.configservices.common.

ConfigServicesException: Error retrieving QNI host information.

Resolving The Problem

To check the 'qniconfiguser' user password property

  1. Run the command on QNI server to see whether the date is mentioned in the Password expires field.
    chage -l qniconfiguser
  2. If you see a similar output to the example, then the Password expires field has to updated to 'never'.
    Last password change : May 04, 2022
    
    Password expires : <date>
    
    Password inactive : never
    
    Account expires : never
  3. Set Password expires to never expire by using the command.
    chage -M -1 qniconfiguser


    Results
    You can now add the QNI host to deployment. 

Document Location

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Document Information

Modified date:
14 February 2023

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