[Re: [Re: [lug] Web scripts?]]

[Justin]

I was hoping to find something that did just that, basically took inputs from
fields (on a web form) then used the passwd command to make the change. I've
found a couple that might do the job after searching for a while.

Justin

Sean Reifschneider <jafo at tummy.com> wrote:
> 
> Have you looked at the passwd command?  Specifically, the "--stdin"
> option?  You'll need to validate the old password first, but this will
> allow you to change it.  At one point I wrote something that would take
> "user:old:new" via stdin, and would validate the old password and change
> it only if that password was correct, but the above should work as well
> if not better -- I mean you KNOW where that program is...
> 
> Sean
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