Microsoft KB Archive/214732

= SFU Password Synchronization to Digital UNIX Server Does Not Succeed with "User  Does Not Exist on Host" System Log Error Message =

Article ID: 214732

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Services for UNIX Add-On Pack
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q214732



SYMPTOMS
Windows NT Services for UNIX (SFU) password synchronization may post the following error message in the System log on the Digital UNIX host on which the Microsoft Encrypted Password Protocol (MEPP) daemon (SSOD) is running:

8201: user  does not exist on host digital

The following error message is posted in the Windows NT System event log on the Windows NT server that is running the Password Synchronization service:

Secret key mismatch

The Digital UNIX host should post an "8203: secret key mismatch or packet error for user  on host digital" error message.



CAUSE
The shared secret key is mismatched between the SFU Password Synchronization service and the SSOD daemon on the UNIX host.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, reset the shared secret key on both the SFU server and the UNIX host to a matching key.

NOTE: The shared secret key is case sensitive.

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB214732

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