Re: remote passwd change

[Darrin <dpowell () lssi net>]

You could try chpass with free-radius.

google chpass, I believe this is what you are looking for.






On Thu, 2003-10-02 at 16:21, 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' dont
> care 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)
>
> thaks for your help
>
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Darrin Powell
LSSi Corp
(919) 466-6803
www.lssi.net/~dpowell


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