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From: Volker Kindermann <freebsd@secspace.de>
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Hi,


> system password. They found that sshing to the server and typing
> passwd to change the password is wee too involving hence the need to
> use a much friendlier interface. Letting the sysadmins change the
> user's password is not a good idea, as the sysadmins are outsourced
> and the users value their privacy. FYI, all the users has a
> /sbin/nologin shell set.

what about giving them /usr/bin/passwd as the shell? So, the only thing
they have to do is ssh to the system and they're asked for the password.

Haven't tried this on FreeBSD yet, but it should work.


 -volker