Description The login process (login) could not end the PAM authentication session, for the indicated
reason.
Type Error: An error occurred
Severity error
Facility LOG_AUTH
LOGIN_PAM_USER_UNKNOWN
System Log Message Attempt to authenticate unknown user username
Description The login process (login) failed to authenticate the indicated user via PAM because the
username was unknown.
Type Event: This message reports an event, not an error
Severity error
Facility LOG_AUTH
LOGIN_PASSWORD_EXPIRED
System Log Message Forcing change of expired password for user username
Description The password provided for the indicated username was expired and the user was
prompted to set a new one.
Type Event: This message reports an event, not an error
Severity info
Facility LOG_AUTH
LOGIN_REFUSED
System Log Message Login of user username from host hostname on device tty-name was refused: reason
Description A login attempt for the indicated username was rejected for the indicated reason.
Type Event: This message reports an event, not an error
Severity notice
Facility LOG_AUTH
LOGIN_ROOT
System Log Message User username logged in as root from host hostname on device tty-name
Description The indicated username was authenticated as a superuser and logged into the shell
specified for the root user in the password file.
Type Event: This message reports an event, not an error
Severity info
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Junos 10.3 System Log Messages Reference