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Re: remote passwd change
From: Erick Turnquist <jhujhiti () ohdotzero com>
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 20:21:58 -0400
On Thursday, October 2, 2003, at 04:21 PM, Ruiz Cifuentes, Rolando Matias (CL - Santiago) wrote:
Here is the scenario: RedHat 7.2 using shadows passwords -> used for popmail use popmail users are RedHat users, so their password are in /etc/shadow users dont know nothing about linux (they are windows basic users) Here is my problem:I need to make them (~200 users) able to change their linux (mail) pasword remotely, in the easiest every ever thought way. how can i do this? (i' dontcare if passwds are send in plaint text over the net) I' was thiking in something like: telnet myserver anyport (using a .bat file in their computers) and then the server replies something like: Enter your Username: <user> Enter your OldPass: <pass1> Enter your NewPass: <pass2> Enter your NewPass again: <pass2> Your password has been change. Have a nice day! do anyone knows anyway to do this? (in this or any other way)
If you're running a cgi-bin or PHP or [insert web language here] you could just write a script to do it from a browser. This would no doubt be easier to novice
users.
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Current thread:
- remote passwd change Ruiz Cifuentes, Rolando Matias (CL - Santiago) (Oct 02)
- RE: remote passwd change Michael LaSalvia (Oct 03)
- Re: remote passwd change ktos :) (Oct 03)
- Re: remote passwd change Burak Bilen (Oct 03)
- Re: remote passwd change Brian Shaw (Oct 03)
- Re: remote passwd change Darrin (Oct 03)
- Re: remote passwd change Erick Turnquist (Oct 03)
- Re: remote passwd change cc (Oct 03)
- Re: remote passwd change Oleksandr Darchuk (Oct 03)
- Re: remote passwd change Gabriel Orozco (Oct 03)
- Re: remote passwd change george njoku (Oct 03)
- Re: remote passwd change buzzdee (Oct 06)
- Re: remote passwd change Tiago Quadra (Oct 06)
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- RE: remote passwd change Ruiz Cifuentes, Rolando Matias (CL - Santiago) (Oct 03)