Re: How to change the unix-user's password from window.

Steve Thank you very much. I have to study it. El Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Steve Romankiw escribi': > Francisco: > > You can start here: > > http://expect.nist.gov/ > > Expect is a very useful utility. > > Here a sample: > > [snip] > #!/usr/local/bin/expect -f > # wrapper to make passwd(1) be non-interactive > # username is passed as 1st arg, passwd as 2nd > > set oldpassword [lindex $argv 1] > set newpassword [lindex $argv 2] > spawn /usr/bin/passwd [lindex $argv 0] > expect { > "too short" {exit 10} > "must contain" {exit 11} > "must differ by" {exit 12} > -re "failures|wrong passwd|Permission denied|does not exist" {exit 9} > -ex "Enter login(NIS) password:" {send "$oldpassword\\r"; exp_continue} > -ex "Enter login password:" {send "$newpassword\\r"; exp_continue} > -ex "New password:" {send "$newpassword\\r"; exp_continue} > -ex "Re-enter new password:" {send "$newpassword\\r"; exp_continue} > timeout {exit 20} > } > [snip] > > BTW, I am running under Solaris 2.6. > > Steve Romankiw > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Francisco Huezo" <fhuezo@mh.gob.sv> > To: "Steve Romankiw" <sromankiw@execrisk.com>; <informix-list@iiug.org> > Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 3:36 PM > Subject: Re: How to change the unix-user's password from window. > > > > Thanks Steve. > > > > I tryed to use a similar script, like those > > > > echo "oldpasswd > > newpasswd > > newpasswd > > " | passwd > > > > or > > > > passwd <<! > > oldpasswd > > newpaswd > > newpassd > > ! > > > > I also thought to use "system" call, but, netheir of them works. > > Is "Expect" a software what you bought ? > > > > > > El Tue, 12 Sep 2000, Steve Romankiw escribi': > > > Francisco: > > > > > > We solved this problem by using stored procedures. Our Windows > applications > > > envokes the stored procedure via "execute procedure". The stored > procedure > > > contains a "system" call to a shell script. With the shell script, we > are > > > able to pass non-interactive information to UNIX's passwd utility. This > is > > > accomplished by using "expect". I cannot remember where I got "expect" > > > from? > > > > > > HTH > > > > > > Steve Romankiw > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Francisco Huezo" <fhuezo@mh.gob.sv> > > > To: <informix-list@iiug.org> > > > Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 4:19 PM > > > Subject: How to change the unix-user's password from window. > > > > > > > > > > Hi list. > > > > > > > > My problem is that I want to change the password of user's account on > Unix > > > from > > > > window. > > > > > > > > Of course, I can do it openning a telnet session and running passwd, > but I > > > want > > > > to make a window where I can ask to user for his old and new password, > > > > somewhat will be frendlier than simple telnet session. > > > > > > > > I'm going to appreciate a lot whatever advice. > > > > -- > > > > Francisco Huezo > > > > Administrador de Base de Datos > > > > Ministerio de Hacienda > > > > Proyecto SAFI > > > > Cond. Tres Torres, T-2, N-8 > > > > San Salvador, El Salvador > > > > Tel. (503) 225-3700 ext 102 > > > > ------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > -- > > Francisco Huezo > > Administrador de Base de Datos > > Ministerio de Hacienda > > Proyecto SAFI > > Cond. Tres Torres, T-2, N-8 > > San Salvador, El Salvador > > Tel. (503) 225-3700 ext 102 > > ------------------------------------------------- > > -- Francisco Huezo Administrador de Base de Datos Ministerio de Hacienda Proyecto SAFI Cond. Tres Torres, T-2, N-8 San Salvador, El Salvador Tel. (503) 225-3700 ext 102 -------------------------------------------------