diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Communications/OGS1/OGS1UserServices.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Communications/OGS1/OGS1UserServices.cs
index 89b3e428e5..a55b62ef02 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Communications/OGS1/OGS1UserServices.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Communications/OGS1/OGS1UserServices.cs
@@ -144,16 +144,25 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Communications.OGS1
 
         public override bool AuthenticateUserByPassword(UUID userID, string password)
         {
-            try
+            Hashtable param = new Hashtable();
+            param["user_uuid"] = userID.ToString();
+            param["password"] = password;
+            IList parameters = new ArrayList();
+            parameters.Add(param);
+            XmlRpcRequest req = new XmlRpcRequest("authenticate_user_by_password", parameters);
+            XmlRpcResponse resp = req.Send(m_commsManager.NetworkServersInfo.UserURL, 30000);                
+
+            // Temporary measure to deal with older services
+            if (resp.IsFault && resp.FaultCode == XmlRpcErrorCodes.SERVER_ERROR_METHOD)                
+            //if ((string)respData["fault_code"] != null && (string)respData["fault_code"] == 
             {
-                Hashtable param = new Hashtable();
-                param["user_uuid"] = userID.ToString();
-                param["password"] = password;
-                IList parameters = new ArrayList();
-                parameters.Add(param);
-                XmlRpcRequest req = new XmlRpcRequest("authenticate_user_by_password", parameters);
-                XmlRpcResponse resp = req.Send(m_commsManager.NetworkServersInfo.UserURL, 30000);
-                Hashtable respData = (Hashtable)resp.Value;
+                throw new Exception(
+                    String.Format(
+                        "XMLRPC method 'authenticate_user_by_password' not yet implemented by user service at {0}",
+                        m_commsManager.NetworkServersInfo.UserURL));
+            }
+
+            Hashtable respData = (Hashtable)resp.Value;
 
 //                foreach (object key in respData.Keys)
 //                {                   
@@ -164,23 +173,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Communications.OGS1
 //                    "[OGS1 USER SERVICES]: AuthenticatedUserByPassword response for {0} is [{1}]", 
 //                    userID, respData["auth_user"]);
 
-                if ((string)respData["auth_user"] == "TRUE")
-                {
-                    return true;
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    return false;
-                }
-            }
-            catch (Exception e)
+            if ((string)respData["auth_user"] == "TRUE")
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+            else
             {
-                m_log.ErrorFormat(
-                    "[OGS1 USER SERVICES]: Error when trying to authenticate user by password from remote user server: {0}",
-                    e);
-
                 return false;
-            }            
+            }           
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiverModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiverModule.cs
index b82b94094f..55dce05454 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiverModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiverModule.cs
@@ -333,16 +333,23 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
                 return null;
             }
 
-            if (m_aScene.CommsManager.UserService.AuthenticateUserByPassword(userInfo.UserProfile.ID, pass))
-            {
-                return userInfo;
+            try
+            {    
+                if (m_aScene.CommsManager.UserService.AuthenticateUserByPassword(userInfo.UserProfile.ID, pass))
+                {
+                    return userInfo;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    m_log.ErrorFormat(
+                        "[INVENTORY ARCHIVER]: Password for user {0} {1} incorrect.  Please try again.", 
+                        firstName, lastName);                    
+                    return null;
+                }
             }
-            else
+            catch (Exception e)
             {
-                m_log.ErrorFormat(
-                    "[INVENTORY ARCHIVER]: Password for user {0} {1} incorrect.  Please try again.", 
-                    firstName, lastName);
-                
+                m_log.ErrorFormat("[INVENTORY ARCHIVER]: Could not authenticate password, {0}", e.Message);
                 return null;
             }
         }
@@ -364,9 +371,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
                 {        
                     foreach (InventoryNodeBase node in loadedNodes)
                     {
-                        m_log.DebugFormat(
-                            "[INVENTORY ARCHIVER]: Notifying {0} of loaded inventory node {1}", 
-                            user.Name, node.Name);
+//                        m_log.DebugFormat(
+//                            "[INVENTORY ARCHIVER]: Notifying {0} of loaded inventory node {1}", 
+//                            user.Name, node.Name);
                         
                         user.ControllingClient.SendBulkUpdateInventory(node);
                     }