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Q214520: MEPP Encrypted Password Syncs to Sun Sparc Fail with Error 8199

Article: Q214520
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0; :
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 10-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Services for UNIX Add-On Pack 
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SYMPTOMS
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Password synchronization requests sent to a Sun Sparcstation using the encrypted
MEPP propagation method may fail with the following event log error 8199:

  error in receiving from socket

Data in event log is 00 00 00 00.

CAUSE
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This problem only occurs if the Ssod.config file on the Sparcstation has the
shadow file option enabled and the last line of /etc/shadow contains only a
colon (:).

RESOLUTION
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To work around this problem, remove the last line in the Shadow file on the Sun
Sparcstation and the errors will stop.


Additional query words: SFU Services for Unix

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWinNTServicesUnix
Version           : winnt:4.0; :
Issue type        : kbprb

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