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I'm using ISW to synchronize the users from AD to DS, the version of ISW is 04Q3 SP1(my DS version is 5.2p4).
And I found this problem:
One user, it's password in DS is "pwd1", and it's pwssword in AD is "pwd1" too, so the user was synchronized.
Then, I changed it's password in AD to "pwd2", the strange result was that I can login DS with either "pwd1" or "pwd2" for the first time!!!!!
And if I logined DS with "pwd1" for the first time, the user's pawssword in DS would still be "pwd1", as a result the user's password wouldn't be the same between DS and AD.
If I logined DS with "pwd2" for the first time, the user's password in DS would be "pwd2", so the user's password would be the same between DS and AD.
I have tried this for several times.
Does anybody else come up against the problem? Or I have had something wrong?
Thanks!
Shen

Hello, Vincent
Thanks for your advice.
I have tried the steps again, when I modify the password in AD, the logs as follows:
[25/Sep/2009:14:08:07.325 +0800] FINE 44 CNN101 idstar3 "The controller has received the following inbound action from the accessor: Type: UNKNOWN {Data Attrs: [UNSPEC cn: hh] [UNSPEC sn: h] [UNSPEC samaccountname: hzshen]} {Other Attrs: objectclass: top, person, organizationalPerson, user cn: hh sn: h dn: CN=hh,CN=Users,DC=wiscom,DC=com,DC=cn whenchanged: 20090925060732.0Z usnchanged: 34647 objectguid: kAuptNsZEk2hWfDzVrGy+g== pwdlastset: 128983324522031250 samaccountname: hzshen}." (Action ID=CNN101-123EF253F6D-26, SN=0)
[25/Sep/2009:14:08:07.332 +0800] FINE 40 CNN101 idstar3 "The agent has received the following inbound action from the controller: Type: MODIFY SUL: SUL1 {Data Attrs: } {Other Attrs: objectclass: top, person, organizationalPerson, user cn: hh sn: h dn: CN=hh,CN=Users,DC=wiscom,DC=com,DC=cn whenchanged: 20090925060732.0Z usnchanged: 34647 objectguid: kAuptNsZEk2hWfDzVrGy+g== pwdlastset: 128983324522031250 samaccountname: hzshen passwordchanged: TRUE}." (Action ID=CNN101-123EF253F6D-26, SN=1)
[25/Sep/2009:14:08:07.340 +0800] INFO 40 CNN101 idstar3 "The agent is sending the following inbound action to MQ: Type: MODIFY SUL: SUL1 {Data Attrs: } {Other Attrs: objectclass: top, person, organizationalPerson, user cn: hh sn: h dn: CN=hh,CN=Users,DC=wiscom,DC=com,DC=cn whenchanged: 20090925060732.0Z usnchanged: 34647 dspswuserlink: kAuptNsZEk2hWfDzVrGy+g== pwdlastset: 128983324522031250 uid: hzshen passwordchanged: TRUE}." (Action ID=CNN101-123EF253F6D-26, SN=2)
[25/Sep/2009:14:08:07.442 +0800] FINE 16 CNN100 idstar3 "The agent has received an outbound action from MQ: Type: MODIFY SUL: SUL1 {Data Attrs: } {Other Attrs: objectclass: top, person, organizationalPerson, user cn: hh sn: h dn: CN=hh,CN=Users,DC=wiscom,DC=com,DC=cn whenchanged: 20090925060732.0Z usnchanged: 34647 dspswuserlink: kAuptNsZEk2hWfDzVrGy+g== pwdlastset: 128983324522031250 uid: hzshen passwordchanged: TRUE}." (Action ID=CNN101-123EF253F6D-26, SN=3)
[25/Sep/2009:14:08:07.445 +0800] FINE 16 CNN100 idstar3 "The controller has received the following outbound action from the agent: Type: MODIFY SUL: SUL1 {Data Attrs: } {Other Attrs: objectclass: top, person, organizationalPerson, user cn: hh sn: h dn: CN=hh,CN=Users,DC=wiscom,DC=com,DC=cn whenchanged: 20090925060732.0Z usnchanged: 34647 dspswuserlink: kAuptNsZEk2hWfDzVrGy+g== pwdlastset: 128983324522031250 uid: hzshen passwordchanged: TRUE}." (Action ID=CNN101-123EF253F6D-26, SN=4)
[25/Sep/2009:14:08:07.451 +0800] FINE 38 CNN100 idstar3 "Applying outbound action to Accessor" (Action ID=CNN101-123EF253F6D-26, SN=5)
[25/Sep/2009:14:08:07.456 +0800] FINE 38 CNN100 idstar3 "The accessor has received the following outbound action from the controller: Type: MODIFY SUL: SUL1 {Data Attrs: } {Other Attrs: objectclass: top, person, organizationalPerson, user cn: hh sn: h whenchanged: 20090925060732.0Z usnchanged: 34647 dspswuserlink: kAuptNsZEk2hWfDzVrGy+g== pwdlastset: 128983324522031250 uid: hzshen passwordchanged: TRUE dn: uid=hzshen,ou=teacher,dc=wiscom,dc=com,dc=cn}." (Action ID=CNN101-123EF253F6D-26, SN=6)
[25/Sep/2009:14:08:07.458 +0800] FINE 38 CNN100 idstar3 "LDAP Modify Request: [REPLACE dspswvalidate: true] "
[25/Sep/2009:14:08:07.705 +0800] FINE 38 CNN100 idstar3 "Successfully modified user 'uid=hzshen,ou=teacher,dc=wiscom,dc=com,dc=cn', action=Type: MODIFY SUL: SUL1 {Data Attrs: [REPL dspswvalidate: true]}." (Action ID=CNN101-123EF253F6D-26, SN=7)
[25/Sep/2009:14:08:07.708 +0800] INFO 38 CNN100 idstar3 "Successfully modified user uid=hzshen,ou=teacher,dc=wiscom,dc=com,dc=cn" (Action ID=CNN101-123EF253F6D-26, SN=8)
Then I find that the user in DS have an attribute "dspswvalidate" and it's value is "true". And I login the DS with the user's old password, and I'm successfull!!! The logs in the audit.log as follows:
[25/Sep/2009:14:14:55.110 +0800] INFO 46 CNN100 idstar3 "DS Plugin (SUBC100): on-demand validation has been successfully completed for 'uid=hzshen,ou=teacher,dc=wiscom,dc=com,dc=cn' by authenticating the user against ldap://exchange.wiscom.com.cn:389"
So, the user's password in DS is different from the password in AD, and I find that the "dspswvalidate" attribute of the user in DS has been disappeared.
By the way, when I login the DS after I changed the password in AD with the new password, I'm also successfull, and the log is almost the same!
Thanks!
Shen

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Roam,
Thanks again for your suggestion,
"Furthermore one should always Repair Permissions both before doing a Software Update and again afterwards."
I honestly dont know anything about this "Repair Permissions" from the name, i though it is a verification of authentication to repair OS or some kind of credential issue, and since i m admin user then there is no point to verify it, i should be allowed to do so. Again it is my first time to do this thing in 3 - 4 years of using panther, every time i update software i never ever do this! If this step is essential for every update and installation why dont apple put them as one of TODO step during the processes (as licensing agreement) instead of keep them as an option (just my thought) Anyway, I m glad u tell me about it, and i will give it a shot tonight.
"That may because you didn't have sufficient disk space. In fact running out of disk space can create all sorts of problems. Please tell me how disk space is available on your
start up drive."
That what I thought coz i have only 5.x GB left in 60 GB HD. Thats why I claimed as whining and have to scarify the lost of data by reinstall panther in order to get my mac back to work
"So are you saying it is a bug or it is a hacker, I don't believe it is either"
Please see second update info about password, and i m not impose anyone to believe, thats why the topic is a questioning sentence "Is this a bug.."
"This Discussion site is not Applecare. The people here give their time voluntarily to those who are receptive to help."
Thats why i ask for "mac expert" not "apple authority/technician" and always appreciate any suggestion.
Anyway, that great to hear from you and i have learned new thing from your suggestion. I will let u know when i have tried it.

Is this a bug of ISW?

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