Where did you find a rfc on poppassd? I've looked at www.rfc-editor.org, and many others, and found nothing.
And, no, the newpass does not work, it just sits there, no response when I telnet in. Does anyone know what I can use instead of newpass? Thanks, Jake ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 9:04 AM Subject: RE: Validating passwords via php, Lil help please! (Was with PERL) > There is no newpass command in the rfc standarts, is the newpass command > working? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > On Behalf Of Jake McHenry > Sent: Freitag, 01. Februar 2002 14:17 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Validating passwords via php, Lil help please! (Was with PERL) > > K, this script uses php to access poppassd to change users passwords via > a > form that I threw together quick, but there is a problem. The results of > the > php is that it successfully changes the password, but it actually does > not > change it. Can anyone point me in the right direction as to why this > script > is not functioning for me? > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > <? > $cfgServer = "enigma.ministang.com"; > $cfgPort = 106; > $cfgTimeOut = 10; > echo "<br>"; > # open a socket first > if(!$cfgTimeOut) > # without timeout > $poppass_handle = fsockopen($cfgServer, $cfgPort); > else > # with timeout > $poppass_handle = fsockopen($cfgServer, $cfgPort, &$errno, &$errstr, > $cfgTimeOut); > > if(!$poppass_handle) { > echo " Connetion to server failed . <br> "; > echo " Failed to Change Password "; > exit(); > } > else { > # now talking to the server to change password. > fputs($poppass_handle, "user $username \r\n"); > $tmpa = fgets($poppass_handle, 50); > fputs($poppass_handle, "pass $curpass \r\n"); > $tmpb = fgets($poppass_handle, 50); > fputs($poppass_handle, "newpass $newpass \r\n"); > $tmpc = fgets($poppass_handle, 3 ); > $tmpd = fgets($poppass_handle, 3 ); > > #500 is first 3 characters returned by the poppassd > #daemon if current password is incorrect > > if ($tmpc == 500) > { > echo "The Current Password you entered is incorrect <br>"; > echo "Please go back and change your password again. " ; > } > else > { > echo "Password Changed Sucessfully" ; > } > } > # now done with it close the connection > fclose ($poppass_handle) > ?> > > -------------------------------------------------- > > Thanks, > Jake > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jake McHenry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "RedHat List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 12:10 AM > Subject: Re: Validating passwords via perl, Lil help please! > > > > That would help out a lot, maybe then I could either use the php code, > or > > somehow use that in my cgi script. > > > > Thanks, > > Jake > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Peter Kiem" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 10:55 PM > > Subject: Re: Validating passwords via perl, Lil help please! > > > > > > > Hi Jake, > > > > > > > That is basically what I have now to see if the user exists, but I > can't > > use > > > > this because I'm using shadow passwords, the only thing that is in > > position > > > > 2 of /etc/passwd is x. So, anyone know of any other ways that I > can > > achieve > > > > this? Thanks for the help though. > > > > > > I did this by installing the poppassd daemon and then writing a PHP > class > > to > > > call poppassd with the username, old password and new password and > > poppassd > > > did all the work for me :) > > > > > > I guess you could write something similar in Perl. If you want the > PHP > > > source code then let me know. > > > > > > -- > > > Regards, > > > +-----------------------+---------------------------------+ > > > | Peter Kiem | E-Mail : <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | > > > | Zordah IT | Mobile : +61 0414 724 766 | > > > | IT Consultancy & | WWW : www.zordah.net | > > > | Internet Hosting | ICQ : "Zordah" 866661 | > > > +-----------------------+---------------------------------+ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Redhat-list mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Redhat-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
