Microsoft KB Archive/892525

= FIX: An account on a UNIX server expires after you use the shadow password option to synchronize a password between a UNIX server (HP-UX 11i) and a computer that is running Windows Services for UNIX 3.0 or Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 =

Article ID: 892525

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.5

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SYMPTOMS
After you use the shadow password option to synchronize a password between a UNIX server (HP-UX 11i) and a computer that is running Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.0 or Windows Services for UNIX 3.5, the account on the UNIX server expires.



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that this article describes. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

Prerequisites
To install this hotfix, you must be running Windows Services for UNIX 3.0 or a later version of Windows Services for UNIX.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

Hotfix file information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) 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 item in Control Panel.



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



Steps to install the hotfix
 At the command prompt, use the following command to extract the single sign-on daemon (SSOD) binaries:

SFU3_892525_X86_ENU.exe /q /x:

 Stop the SSOD on the HP-UX-based computer. Replace the SSOD binary on the HP-UX-based computer with the SSOD binary from this hotfix. Start the SSOD on the HP-UX-based computer.

For more 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

The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

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