Configuration Guide for Kerberos Client Products on HP-UX

Troubleshooting Kerberos Related Products
Troubleshooting PAM Kerberos
Chapter 492
4 PAM_AUTH_ERR Authentication
failure
The user's password may
be wrong, or the host
machine identity is not
present, or the credential
cache may not be writable.
5 PAM_CRED_INSUFFICIENT Cannot access
authentication
data: insufficient
credentials
6 PAM_AUTHINFO_UNAVAIL Authentication
service not
available
KDC Server is down or not
reachable.
7 PAM_USER_UNKNOWN User unknown to
Kerberos service
Ensure that the user is
present in Kerberos KDC.
8 PAM_CRED_UNAVAIL Cannot retrieve
user credentials
KRB5CCNAME is not set or
the credential file does not
exist or the user is not
permitted to use the
credential cache.
9 PAM_CRED_EXPIRED User credentials
expired
Credential expired.
Re-initialize the
credentials.
10 PAM_CRED_ERR Failure setting
user credentials
Check user's permissions
to write to credential
cache.
11 PAM_ACCT_EXPIRED User account has
expired
Ensure that the user's
account is valid.
12 PAM_AUTHTOK_ERR Authentication
token
manipulation
error.
Check the password
entered.
Table 4-1 Error Codes and Corrective Actions (Continued)
Error
No.
PAM Error Code Meaning
Reason/ Corrective
Actions