Summary: user add after 5.1b pk4

From: Karen R McArthur <kmcarthu_at_bates.edu>
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 11:06:25 -0500

Thanks to Chris Adams for his super quick response! I have already
contacted HP Support for this patch.

-- 
Karen.
Chris Adams wrote:
 > Karen R McArthur <kmcarthu_at_bates.edu> wrote:
 >
 >> I have recently patched 1 node of a 2 node cluster from 5.1b 
aggregate summary 3 to 5.1b aggregate summary 4 and all hotfixes.  We 
have not rolled yet.  Since the patch, we are having delays in creating 
user accounts.  When creating a user, the useradd command takes a matter 
of minutes to run on the lead member - where it takes only a few seconds 
on the unrolled member.
 >>
 >> We are running enhanced security.
 >>
 >> Is this delay a product of not rolling yet?  I hesitate to roll with 
this issue outstanding, since we have a relatively large population of 
user accounts to create in early January where the delay would be painful.
 >
 >
 >
 > The problem is that useradd now calls pwck to make sure the password
 > database is in good condition before adding a user.  When running
 > enhanced security with a lot of users, this takes a long time.
 >
 > I logged a call with HP on this, and they provided a patch that allows
 > you to bypass the call by setting an environment variable, AM_RUNPWCK=1.
 > This was a CSP; you should be able to log a call with HP and get a copy
 > (it was delivered to us in T64KIT0023202-V51BB25-20040809.tar).  It
 > should also be in patch kit 5 next year.

Received on Wed Dec 22 2004 - 16:08:02 NZDT