Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 19:29:21 -0800 From: Cy Schubert <cy@cwsys.cwent.com> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.dk.tfs.com> Cc: Jason Fesler <jfesler@calweb.com>, security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: changing password... Message-ID: <199702170329.TAA14440@cwsys.cwent.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 16 Feb 1997 01:28:37 %2B0100." <14683.856052917@critter.dk.tfs.com>
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> In message <3.0.1.32.19970215160537.006e1dec@pop.calweb.com>, Jason Fesler wr ites: > >At 11:48 PM 2/15/97 +0100, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > >> > >>Why don't we have an option for /usr/bin/passwd to input a precoded > >>password ? > > > >Hmm, I thought that's what we use chpass for ... :-) > >It is willing to take a command-line encrypted password for > >the argument. I'm using it on a www password change routine. > > Yes, but only root can use the -p option on chpass, right ? Why not create an optional setuid root front end to chpass that does this. A simple Perl script would suffice. Why make the base code more complex when we don't need to? Regards, Phone: (250)387-8437 Cy Schubert Fax: (250)387-5766 UNIX Support OV/VM: BCSC02(CSCHUBER) ITSD BITNET: CSCHUBER@BCSC02.BITNET Government of BC Internet: cschuber@uumail.gov.bc.ca cschuber@bcsc02.gov.bc.ca "Quit spooling around, JES do it."
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