[sork] other account management utility

Eric Rostetter eric.rostetter@physics.utexas.edu
Thu Nov 14 05:07:32 2002


Quoting Gaudenz Steinlin <gaudenz@soziologie.ch>:

> Before getting aware of the sork project i have written a similar horde
> module. Its also for chaning passwords, forwards and vacation messages.
> 
> I have also implemented a method to change the password through a expect
> script. This script is called by the webserver and logs into the server
> by ssh or telnet. Then the password is changed in a shell.
> 
> As it is not really a optimal solution to have 2 different modules for
> the same thing, I would suggest to integrate some functionality which is
> not in sork from my module into sork. Despite my time is somewhat
> limited. I would also like to help in this task.

I've implemented your expect script password changing driver in the sork
CVS HEAD version of passwd.  I've not tested it, so if anyone can test
it and let me (and/or Gaudenz) know if there are problems, it would be
appreciated.
 
> yours gaudenz

Thanks, and sorry it took me 2 months to get around to this.

-- 
Eric Rostetter
The Department of Physics
The University of Texas at Austin

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