[SM-USERS] Several Questions concerning the change_passwd plugin

[Kaplan, Andrew H.]

Hi there --

I am running SquirrelMail version 1.4.8-5.el5.centos.10 on a CentOS 5.6 64-bit
distribution 
with MailScanner 4.83.4, Sendmail 8.13.8/8.13.8, and Dovecot 1.0.7 release. All
applications 
listed, with the exception of MailScanner, are the packaged versions that come
bundled with 
the operation system. I had two questions concerning the change_passwd plugin.

First, I have completed the installation of the change_passwd 4.2b and
compatibility 2.0.16-1.0 
plugins, and I have been able to change a user's password without any problem. I
did notice 
one anomaly:

The day that I tested the plugin was today, April 20, and while the timestamp
for /etc/shadow file
has changed, the /etc/passwd file does not reflect the change that took place. I
confirmed the password 
change went into effect by logging into the server via an SSH terminal window
with the new password. 

Is that by design, or is there something else that needs to be done?

Second, I am trying to set up a "Change Password" button on the login page of
SquirrelMail to
provide a "short cut" to the password change utility. I went online, and came
across a method to 
accomplish this task. The login.php file gets modified with the text included as
an attachment 
to this email.

When I click on the newly created button, the following error message appears
on-screen:

:/CMD_CHANGE_EMAIL_PASSWORD
  

At first I thought the firewall on the server was blocking port , so I
created an exception in
the rules table, restarted the firewall, and tried clicking on the "Change
Password" button. The error
message continued to appear on-screen. 

Has anyone done something similar to this, and can let me know what changes are
needed here?

Also, if it is against protocol to have more than one question in a posting,
please let me know, and
I can resend the second portion of this e-mail separate from the first.

Thanks.

 
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Re: [SM-USERS] Several Questions concerning the change_passwd plugin

[Paul Lesniewski]

> I am running SquirrelMail version 1.4.8-5.el5.centos.10 on a CentOS 5.6
> 64-bit distribution
> with MailScanner 4.83.4, Sendmail 8.13.8/8.13.8, and Dovecot 1.0.7 release.
> All applications
> listed, with the exception of MailScanner, are the packaged versions that
> come bundled with
> the operation system. I had two questions concerning the change_passwd
> plugin.
>
> First, I have completed the installation of the change_passwd 4.2b

>From where?

> and
> compatibility 2.0.16-1.0
> plugins, and I have been able to change a user's password without any
> problem. I did notice
> one anomaly:
>
> The day that I tested the plugin was today, April 20, and while the
> timestamp for /etc/shadow file
> has changed, the /etc/passwd file does not reflect the change that took
> place. I confirmed the password
> change went into effect by logging into the server via an SSH terminal
> window with the new password.

The /etc/passwd file does not contain any passwords and thus was not updated

> Is that by design, or is there something else that needs to be done?
>
> Second, I am trying to set up a "Change Password" button on the login page
> of SquirrelMail to
> provide a "short cut" to the password change utility. I went online, and
> came across a method to
> accomplish this task. The login.php file gets modified with the text
> included as an attachment
> to this email.
>
> When I click on the newly created button, the following error message
> appears on-screen:
>
>             :/CMD_CHANGE_EMAIL_PASSWORD
>
> At first I thought the firewall on the server was blocking port , so I
> created an exception in
> the rules table, restarted the firewall, and tried clicking on the "Change
> Password" button. The error
> message continued to appear on-screen.
>
> Has anyone done something similar to this, and can let me know what changes
> are needed here?

If you're not using DirectAdmin then this won't do anything.  This
isn't the place to ask for help regarding DirectAdmin.

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Re: [SM-USERS] Several Questions concerning the change_passwd plugin

[Kaplan, Andrew H.]

Hi there --

Thanks for your reply. 

Regarding your question regarding where I got the change_passwd plugin, the URL
in question
is the following:

http://www.linuxmail.info/category/squirrelmail/ 

I'm not using DirectAdmin so, I'll have to try a different method to the
password button. 

 



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