Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 16:45:45 -0800 From: Jason Fesler <jfesler@calweb.com> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.dk.tfs.com>, Jason Fesler <jfesler@calweb.com> Cc: security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: changing password... Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19970215164545.006e35c8@pop.calweb.com> In-Reply-To: <14683.856052917@critter.dk.tfs.com> References: <Your message of "Sat, 15 Feb 1997 16:05:37 PST." <3.0.1.32.19970215160537.006e1dec@pop.calweb.com>
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At 01:28 AM 2/16/97 +0100, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: >>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 ? Hmm, point taken. I didn't look closely enough at the man page; I merely used it for the application I needed. It was actually a blessing for me - previously, I was using a hacked-up version of "passwd". Thank goodness for having source code :-).
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