Re: UNIX Password change from Windows.

In article <00001a16+000027fa@msn.com>, tgauch@msn.com says... > >Greetings, > >Since Informix for UNIX utilizes the UNIX password verificiation as >user id authentication, we are having difficulty providing an >interface to Windows only (i.e., non-UNIX) Informix users to change >their own "Database" passwords. > >We want to avoid presenting a terminal session (i.e., just to run the >"passwd" command). > >Questions: > >1. Does anyone have an idea for a New Era or Visual Basic interface >to UNIX passwd? >2. Any alternatives? >3. Is there any UNIX API to the "passwd" function? -- I suppose I >could just write directly to the "passwd / shadow" file (as suid >root), but what is the "crypt" key?!!? > >Thanks for your consideration. > >...Terry >tgauch@aol.com We can execute stored procedure with "SYSTEM" command which will implicit or explicit run "passwd" command I seem that "crypt" key is first two symbol crypted password