Public bug reported: The module pam_env does not change the character set of authentication process.
The informix database client uses a ISO-8859-1 character set. The Ubuntu server is running with de_DE.utf8. /etc/pam.d/informix: # # Then PAM configuration file for the Shadow `informix' service # # More verbose auth required pam_warn.so debug # Environment auth required pam_env.so readenv=1 envfile=/opt/IBM/informix/etc/locale user_readenv=0 # Disallows other than root logins when /etc/nologin exists auth requisite pam_nologin.so # Standard Un*x authentication. @include common-auth /opt/IBM/informix/etc/locale: LANG="de_DE.iso88591" /var/log/auth.log (with a password containing non 7-bit ascii - e.g. german 'Umlaute'): Jul 19 15:46:54 myhost oninit: pam_warn(informix:auth): function=[pam_sm_authenticate] service=[informix] terminal=[<unknown>] user=[myuser] ruser=[myuser] rhost=[myclient] Jul 19 15:46:54 myhost oninit: [lsass-pam] [module:pam_lsass]pam_sm_authenticate error [login:myuser][error code:40067] My solution to this issue was a self written PAM-Module - see http://askubuntu.com/questions/800488/how-to-configuring-pam-to-use- different-language-locale-settings ** Affects: pam (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1608509 Title: pam_env does not change charset of authentication process To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pam/+bug/1608509/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs