Change UNIX password from Windows

Hi all ! There was posting in the net few days back how to change the passwd of Inf5.0 user from Windows. Have not seen an answer (sorry if I have over looked). I propose the following way but would be glad to get a better solution. Here goes my sol. Basically we need to cange the unix passwd from Windows. If there is some Windows API for this then need not read the sol ! 1) Write a C program which uses the UNIX logic to encrypt passwd. You can get the source code for this from the free s/w section of UNIX freeware site. The C program should take a string argument. 2) The C program should replace the password entry in the /etc/passwd file by the encrypted password. Ofcourse for this you must have root privilege. A shell script should be easier way of doing this. 3) Now write a procedure in Informix that takes the new password from the GUI app. In the procedure run the the C program using system command and pass the new password to it which in turn will replace the encrypted password in the /etc/passwd file. 4) For this the user must have th root previlege in UNIX or it should be root itself. This is a tidious way of doing this. But any better way anyone know ? If you really need to implement this can go ahead. Bye and good luck, Jaminikant -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ HCL Consulting Ltd. C/O Ajay Pradhan 3, Udyog Vihar Phase I Qr-86/C, DDA Flats Gurgaon-122016, Haryana Phase II, Mosjid Moth, INDIA Ph : +91 124 342371,342971 New Delhi - 110048, INDIA ------------------------------------------------------------------