Solaris Smartcard Administration Guide

ProcedureTo Correct Smartcard Setup Problem

After you have enabled Smartcard and logged off from a system, the CDE login screen displays the following prompt:


Please insert Smart Card

If you are unable to log in to a system by using a smart card because of Smartcard setup problems, try the following:

Steps
  1. Log in to the system remotely with the rlogin or telnet command.

  2. Verify that the ocfserv daemon is enabled.

    The following command provides the status of the service.


    % svcs network/rpc/ocfserv
    

    Note –

    Before you make any changes to Smartcard, you must make sure that the ocfserv daemon is enabled.


  3. (Optional) If necessary, as root, enable the ocfserv daemon.


    # svcadm enable network/rpc/ocfserv
    
  4. Disable Smartcard:


    # smartcard -c disable
    

    After Smartcard is disabled, the CDE screen displays the following prompt:


    Enter User Name
  5. Correct the Smartcard setup problem.