Re: remote passwd change

[Burak Bilen <bilen () metu edu tr>]

  You should write a client/server program. The idea is simple, the 
client makes a connection to the server sending username/password 
information, and the server checks user/passwd info. and update user's 
passwd. In the server side you should do some IP checking(ex: using 
tcpd) in order to deny outsiders and non-authorized clients.
 I don't know any application doing this for you.

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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