Re: How to change the unix passwd from 4gl /SPL

Posted in 1996

Koen Van der Elst — Fri, 05 Jul 1996 19:12:41 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

On Tue, 02 Jul 1996 11:54:52 +0000, cMan <colin@ctinc.com> wrote: >The subject says it all. >Is it possible to do it? Was there a similar discussion recently? >Please advice It can be done using stored procedures and a C-program. You have to create a program (which will have to be run with SUID set to root). The program can use C-library calls to look-up a users password, check it and change it. I've done this on SCO Unix OpenServer 5 running Informix Online 7.12 UC. Users running a Powerbuilder program on a PC can change their Unix password without ever loggin on to the server. The Powerbuilder program executes a SP wich executes a system call that launches the C-program.