IJ50326: PADMIN UNABLE TO LOGIN AFTER VIOSUPGRADE TO 4.1 APPLIES TO AIX 7200-05

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 is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

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

  IJ50453

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  VIRTUAL I/O SER

• Fixed component ID

  5765G3400

Applicable component levels