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

[Tim Lovern]

weirdness... it is working now.  (something about my test account must have been lingering).....

On Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 10:59:41 AM UTC-7, Tim Lovern wrote:
> 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.