Thanks Mark. You are a great help on this list. Regards, Brian -------------------------------------- EMWD.com - 'Powered by Techies' Blog.emwd.com - "Curious comments from a web hosting techie"
> -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Sapiro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 12:25 PM > To: Brian Carpenter; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] Question on version 2.1.11 > > Brian Carpenter wrote: > > > >I have a quick question. I have a client who wishes to modify the > password > >for a list member that has been added manually. However he is getting > the > >following message: > > > >"The list administrator may not change the password for a user" > > > >Evidently this worked in the previous version but not in 2.1.11. > > > Quoting from the NEWS file under 2.1.10 > > - There is a new mm_cfg.py/Defaults.py variable > OWNERS_CAN_CHANGE_MEMBER_PASSWORDS which controls whether the list > owner can change a member's password from the member's options page. > This defaults to No and should be changed to Yes only if list owners > are trusted to not change a member's password, log in as the member > and make global membership changes. > > You can set > > OWNERS_CAN_CHANGE_MEMBER_PASSWORDS = Yes > > in mm_cfg.py to restore the pre 2.1.10 behavior, but you should be > aware of the above security implication. > > -- > Mark Sapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The highway is for gamblers, > San Francisco Bay Area, California better use your sense - B. Dylan ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9
