Environment
Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (OES 2) SP1 x86_64
Situation
Symptoms
Novell Remote Manager (NRM) is inaccessible.
Novell Remote Manager (NRM) suddenly shows the account as not being logged in after the account expiry time is passed.
/var/log/messages records a segfault for httpstkd:
kernel: httpstkd segfault at 0000000000000000 rip 00000000f3e94717 rsp 00000000ebcefc30
error 4
Resolution
Fixed in novell-lum-2.2.0.16-0.21 or newer.
Workaround Steps
SU to the console and restart the http daemon.
su <enter>
rcnovell-httpstkd restart
Additional Information
User was authenticated through a grace login.
Entries in /var/log/messages appear similar to the following:
Apr 12 12:14:47 server22 httpstkd[1231]: pam_warn(httpstkd:auth):
function=[pam_sm_authenticate] service=[httpstkd] terminal=[]
user=[bsmith.home.org] ruser=[] rhost=[]
Apr 12 12:14:47 server22 httpstkd[1231]: PAM_NAM: user bsmith.home.org unknown
to the authentication module
Apr 12 12:14:47 server22 httpstkd[1231]: pam_warn(httpstkd:auth):
function=[pam_sm_authenticate] service=[httpstkd] terminal=[] user=[bsmith]
ruser=[] rhost=[]
Apr 12 12:14:47 server22 httpstkd[1231]: PAM_NAM: nds_authenticate(): password
expired
Apr 12 12:14:47 server22 kernel: httpstkd[620] segfault at 0000000000000000 rip
00000000f3e94717 rsp 00000000ebcefc30 error 4
function=[pam_sm_authenticate] service=[httpstkd] terminal=[]
user=[bsmith.home.org] ruser=[] rhost=[]
Apr 12 12:14:47 server22 httpstkd[1231]: PAM_NAM: user bsmith.home.org unknown
to the authentication module
Apr 12 12:14:47 server22 httpstkd[1231]: pam_warn(httpstkd:auth):
function=[pam_sm_authenticate] service=[httpstkd] terminal=[] user=[bsmith]
ruser=[] rhost=[]
Apr 12 12:14:47 server22 httpstkd[1231]: PAM_NAM: nds_authenticate(): password
expired
Apr 12 12:14:47 server22 kernel: httpstkd[620] segfault at 0000000000000000 rip
00000000f3e94717 rsp 00000000ebcefc30 error 4