Microsoft KB Archive/824056

= AIX passwords expire after you change the password on Windows =

Article ID: 824056

Article Last Modified on 10/25/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.0 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When Services for UNIX password synchronization is configured for Windows-to-UNIX synchronization, the AIX password expires almost immediately after you change the password on Windows.



CAUSE
AIX supports a password expiration field in the /Etc/Passwd file. The Single Sign On Daemon (SSOD) that is installed on the AIX client sets the expiration field in days since January 1, 1970. However, AIX interprets the field as seconds since January 1, 1970. Therefore, AIX sees the password as expired and locks out the account.



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next hotfix that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time      Size     File name 17-Jul-2003 20:04     211,070  Ssod.a42



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbhotfixserver KB824056

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