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Reset user account in AIX

This seems to be the trouble week. After struggling with Websphere errors, then it was DB2 and now AIX. I changed my password, but at the same time I had an FTP connection opened to the machine using SmartFTP client. It happens that the connection timed out and the FTP client tried to login again.. and again and again… with the old password :-)

Result: account blocked! Message displayed:

3004-303 There have been too many unsuccessful login attempts; pleasesee the system administrator.

Procedure to reset the account:
1.  chsec -f
/etc/security/lastlog -a "unsuccessful_login_count=0" -s username

2. 

chuser
"account_locked=false" username

 

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    One Response to “Reset user account in AIX”

    1. davidvogt Says:
      February 3rd, 2007 at 4:02 pm

      Your article is very informative and helped me further.

      Thanks, David

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