Solaris Common Messages and Troubleshooting Guide

This gateway does not support Unix Password.

Cause

While using Firewall v2.0, the following sequence happpens:


# telnet firewall-machine
Trying 192.29.174.60 ...
Connected to firewall-machine
Escape character is '^]'.
CheckPoint FireWall-1 authenticated Telnet server running on
firewall-machine
Login: testuser
This gateway does not support Unix Password.

Action

Under Network Objects, edit your Gateway object, Host Properties Auth Schemes and select Unix Password. UNIX Password is not checked by default as it is considered an unsecure method of authentication.