iPlanet 5.1 can't log in as a new user

From: Dave Martini (martini@mrpeabody.llnl.gov)
Date: Mon Dec 05 2005 - 17:38:45 EST


Still trying to log in as new ldap user.
iPlanet dir. server 5.1 on solaris 9
client is solaris 9.
new user called user30 created on ldap server.
I can su as the user from the client but can't ssh into the client as
the user. Also, home directory is not being automounted from the server.
had to create the home directory locally on the client otherwise error
"no directory" occurs. Would like to automount /export/home/user30 from
the server.
/export/home is shared from server to client. Created user's home
directory in /export/home on server and changed owner to user30. Created
user account on server using posixaccount and shadowaccount. Am using
"crypt" to store passwords otherwise pam_unix won't work. Am using
pam_unix. password field does not show up on ldaplist output from client
below? How do I get this to show up is this the problem? ldapsearch of
the client on the server does show the password field though.

Anyone have any ideas?
Thank You,.
Dave Martini
LLNl

client# ldaplist -l passwd user30
dn: uid=user30,ou=People,dc=llnl,dc=gov
         cn: User Twenty
         gecos: user 20
         gidNumber: 7900
         loginShell: /bin/csh
         objectClass: top
         objectClass: account
         objectClass: posixaccount
         objectClass: shadowaccount
         uidNumber: 9999
         uid: user30
         homeDirectory: /export/home/user30
client#

server# ldapsearch -h server -p 389 -b dc=llnl,dc=gov -D "cn=directory
manager" -w pass uid=user30
uid=user30,ou=People,dc=llnl,dc=gov
cn=User Twenty
gecos=user 20
gidNumber=7900
loginShell=/bin/csh
objectClass=top
objectClass=account
objectClass=posixaccount
objectClass=shadowaccount
uidNumber=9999
uid=user30
homeDirectory=/export/home/user30
userPassword={crypt}kWkVcTP5u1cTk
server#

client# su - user30
client% /usr/ucb/whoami
user30
client% exit
client% logout
client# ssh -l user30 client
user30@client's password:
Permission denied, client's password:
Permission denied, please try again.
user30@client's password:
Unable to find an authentication method
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