Environment
Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (OES 2) Linux Support Pack 3
Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 (OES 11) Linux
Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 (OES 11) Linux
Situation
While reviewing CIFS log messages, the following was observed:
server1 CIFS[xxx]: WARNING: ENTRY: ReReading : Credentials from CASA
server1 CIFS[xxx]: WARNING: ENTRY: ReReading : Proxy User Name is cn=OESCommonProxy_server1,ou=OU1,o=ORG
server1 CIFS[xxx]: WARNING: ENTRY: Success write the configuration
server1 CIFS[xxx]: WARNING: ENTRY: ReReading : Credentials from CASA
server1 CIFS[xxx]: WARNING: ENTRY: ReReading : Proxy User Name is cn=OESCommonProxy_server1,ou=OU1,o=ORG
server1 CIFS[xxx]: WARNING: ENTRY: Success write the configuration
Resolution
These messages are normal and an indication that the password for the CommonProxy user has been changed.
Additional Information
The CommonProxy user's password is automatically changed monthly -- for OES11, on the 15th of the month and for OES2 on the 1st and on the 31st. Another indication that the password has been changed is the following entry in /var/log/messages
Oct 31 00:00:01 server1 /usr/sbin/cron[xxxx]: (root) CMD (/opt/novell/proxymgmt/bin/change_proxy_pwd.sh -A yes)
Oct 31 00:00:01 server1 /usr/sbin/cron[xxxx]: (root) CMD (/opt/novell/proxymgmt/bin/change_proxy_pwd.sh -A yes)