passwd sync log snippet - whats this?

Tony Nichols tnichols at bedford-ind.com.au
Tue Sep 29 05:56:27 GMT 1998


I am in the process of debugging the unix 
password sync on our server. This is a snippet 
from my log file - what does it mean? (Note: 
Sometimes it gets further and I can actually see 
the logon dialog). The user name is tnichols.


become_user uid=(0,556) gid=(243,243)
chdir to /tmp
trans <\PIPE\LANMAN> data=532 params=23 setup=0
calling named_pipe
named pipe command on <LANMAN> name
Got API command 214 of form <zsT> <B516B16> 
(tdscnt=532,tpscnt=23,mdrcnt=0,mprcnt=4)
Doing SamOEMChangePassword
api_SamOEMChangePassword: Change password for 
<TNICHOLS>
get_smbpwd_entry: opening file 
/usr/local/samba/private/smbpasswd
get_smbpwd_entry: search by name: tnichols
get_smbpwd_entry: skipping comment or blank line
get_smbpwd_entry: skipping comment or blank line
get_smbpwd_entry: skipping comment or blank line
get_smbpwd_entry: found by name: tnichols
get_smbpwd_entry: returning passwd entry for 
user tnichols, uid 556
Password change for user: tnichols
pty: try to open ptyp0, line was /dev/ptyXX
pty: try to open ptyp1, line was /dev/ptyp0
pty: try to open ptyp2, line was /dev/ptyp1
pty: try to open ptyp3, line was /dev/ptyp2
pty: try to open ptyp4, line was /dev/ptyp3
pty: try to open ptyp5, line was /dev/ptyp4
pty: try to open ptyp6, line was /dev/ptyp5
pty: try to open ptyp7, line was /dev/ptyp6
pty: try to open ptyp8, line was /dev/ptyp7
pty: try to open ptyp9, line was /dev/ptyp8
Cannot Allocate pty for password change: 
tnicholssize=59



any ideas?

Many Thanks.



Tony Nichols
tnichols at bedford-ind.com.au
Network Support Officer
Bedford Industries
South Australia.


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