How to change the unix-user's password from window.
Francisco Huezo wanted a friendlier Windows dialog to let users change their Unix password instead of using a telnet session and passwd. Bob suggested Microsoft's Unix tools or Samba, Chris Swenson pointed to CGI scripts for browser-based changes, and Paul Watson suggested tweaking the passwd source code. No solution was confirmed.
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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 -------------------------------------------------
Depending on your O/S and how brave you are, m$ released tools for unix to do this from m$ platforms, alternately, you might want to look into samba, which I think had something to do that. brett In article <8pjgbs$i08$1@news.xmission.com>, fhuezo@mh.gob.sv says... > > 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. >
There are also many CGI scripts sitting out there on the web to handle this so you can do this via a browser. Francisco Huezo wrote: > 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 > -------------------------------------------------
Take the passwrd source code and tweak it?? Francisco Huezo wrote: > > 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 > ------------------------------------------------- -- Paul Watson # WF Software Ltd # You are only young once Tel: +44 1436 674729 # but you can be immature Fax: +44 1436 678693 # for ever www.wfsoftware.com #