Environment
Situation
The AIX user password can't sync back to eDirectory. Installed the PAM module for AIX 5.3 64bit, but I use passwd command to change password and the remote loader does not feedback anything and the dstrace.log contains nothing onthe change password.
Resolution
When you go through the install by hand and if you choose to install PAM, it should say:
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Would you like to configure the PAM module to publish password modifications? (Y/N) [Y] y
Configuring PAM...
Using PAM configuration file: [/etc/pam.conf]
Inserting line [other password required pam_nxdrv.so.1 mechanism=api]
original PAM file backed up to /etc/pam.conf.nxdrv.051807161225
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Note that it indicates which file(s) were modified, where the original was backed up to before modification, and the exact line that was inserted into the pam.conf.
Also, if you enter the following command:
touch /etc/pam_debug
PAM is fairly new to AIX. In AIX 5.3, you need to modify /etc/security/methods.cfg and add a line to your 'usw' stanza to enable PAM on your system:
auth_type = PAM_AUTH