[Info-vax] LGI Routines (or how I'm trying to save my users from themselves)

[Tim Lovern]

Ok, I'm stumped. I've written code to implement the callout_authenticate routine.
did all the requisite compiles, installs, sysgen stuff, etc.

Login calls into my code - this is good.

In my code, I do a call back to get the users password and validate it. This call always returns an invalid password. no matter what I do - this is bad.

I mess with the password prompt to know my code is active. will remove this once it works.

code:
        $DESCRIPTOR(prompt, "\r\nPass >>> ");

        pwdCount = *arg_vector->LGI$A_ICR_PWDCOUNT;
        if (pwdCount != 0)
        {
                one_ok     = 0;
                two_ok     = 0;
                need_check = 0;

                status = arg_vector->LGI$ICB_PASSWORD(0, &prompt);

                userName  = arg_vector->LGI$A_ICR_USERNAME;
                password1 = arg_vector->LGI$A_ICR_PWD1;

#ifdef DEBUG_LOGGING

                printf("\nuser name:       %-16s", userName->dsc$a_pointer);
                printf("\npassword value:  %-32s", password1->dsc$a_pointer);
                printf("\npassword length: %d",    password1->dsc$w_length);
                printf("\nStatus value:    %d",    status);
#endif

                if (status == SS$_NORMAL)
                        one_ok = 1;
                else
                        if (status == LGI$_NOSUCHUSER)
                                return status;

The return status is always LGI$_INVPWD (13861116) - The username and password are 100% correct. User is not set up for PWDMIX in authorize, but the entered case doesn't seem to matter.

I know it's something stupid, but it is eluding me.

any suggestions would be very appreciated.