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 -------------------------------------------------