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From: "Troy Settle" <rewt@i-Plus.net>
To: <ashworth@esus.cs.montana.edu>, "Doug White" <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
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Subject: Re: Change another user's password?
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 19:23:56 -0400
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From: Justin Ashworth <ashworth@cs.montana.edu>
>Yes, but read my original message...the users don't have shell access.
>That's the whole tough thing about this. I guess it's just not doable.

Have you thought about setting users' shells to /usr/bin/passwd?  I've seen
it working on many other systems, and haven't noted any particular security
risks.

Just my $.03

Troy Settle <st@i-Plus.net>
Network Administrator, iPlus Internet Services
http://www.i-Plus.net