the script looks fine but you'll need to enable php.
to take care and ensure the safety of your password data in transit! I
recommend using this script over SSL.
-- glynn
> Yup, poppassd offer no neat front-end but i guess the following will help
in creating customizable
> www front-end
>
> [----beg of file----]
> <?php
>
> // PopPassd Port: 106
>
> function chng_poppassd($username="", $oldpass="", $newpass="", $server =
"localhost") {
> $retval = "";
> $conn = 0;
>
> // connect to popppassd
> $fp = fsockopen($server, 106, &$errno , &$errstr, 30);
> if(!$fp) {
> $retval = "cannot connect to $server:106";
> } else {
> $conn = 1;
> $output = fgets($fp, 128);
> if (substr($output, 0, 3) != "200") {
> $retval = $output;
> }
> }
>
> // send username
> if (!$retval) {
> fputs($fp, "user $username\n");
> $output = fgets($fp, 128);
> if (substr($output, 0, 3) != "200") {
> $retval = $output;
> }
> }
>
> // send oldpass
> if (!$retval) {
> fputs($fp, "pass $oldpass\n");
> $output = fgets($fp, 128);
> if (substr($output, 0, 3) != "200") {
> $retval = $output;
> }
> }
>
> // send newpass
> if (!$retval) {
> fputs($fp, "newpass $newpass\n");
> $output = fgets($fp, 128);
> if (substr($output, 0, 3) != "200") {
> $retval = $output;
> }
> }
>
> // quit
> if ($conn) {
> fputs($fp, "quit\n");
> fclose($fp);
> }
> if($retval=="") {
> $retval="Password is changed!";
> }
> return $retval;
>
> }
>
> $retMsg="";
> if($btnSubmit=="Change" and $txtServer!="-Please Select-") {
> file://print $username;
> file://print $oldpasswd;
> file://print $password;
> file://print $password1;
> file://print $txtServer;
>
> file://call
> $retMsg = "ErrMsg:<br>" . $username . "@" . $txtServer . "<br>" .
chng_poppassd($username,
> $oldpasswd, $password, $txtServer);
> }
>
> <HTML>
> <HEAD>
> <TITLE>My PopPasswd Client</TITLE>
> </HEAD>
>
> <!-- form -->
>
> <form method="POST" action="./myPopPassd.php">
> <table border="0">
> <tr>
> <td align="right"><b>Login : </b></td>
> <td><input type="text" name="username" size="20"
> style="background-color: rgb(255,255,255); border:
1px dotted"></td>
> </tr>
> <tr>
> <td align="right"><b>Old Password :</b><
> /td>
> <td><input type="password" name="oldpasswd"
size="20"
> style="background-color: rgb(255,255,255); border:
1px dotted"></td>
> </tr>
> </tr>
> <td align="right<b>New Password : </b></td>
> <td><input type="password" name="password"
size="20"
> style="background-color: rgb(255,255,255); border:
1px dotted"></td>
> </tr>
> <tr>
> <td align="right<b>New Password (confirm): </b
> ></td>
> <td><input type="password" name="password1"
size="20"
> style="background-color: rgb(255,255,255); border:
1px dotted"></td>
> </tr>
> <tr>
> <td><div align="right><b>Server</b></td>
> <td><div align="right"><select name="txtServer"
size="1" value="">
> <option value="-Please Select-">-Please
Select-</option>
> <option value=" "> </option>
> <option value="mu2.mu.edu.ph">Poppassd
Server1</option>
> </select></td>
> </tr>
> <tr>
> <td><div align="right"><p></td>
> <td><div align="right"><p><input type="submit"
value="Change" name="btnSubmit">
> <input type="reset"value="Clear"> </td>
> </tr>
> </table>
> <SPAN class=copyGrey>
> <? print($retMsg) ?>
> </SPAN>
> </form>
>
> </HTML>
> [----end of file----]
>
> God Bless!
>
> Quoting "Glynn S. Condez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> > Poppassd is good but doesn't have a www interface, it only useful for
> > eudora
> > client or email clients who has change password option.
> > you can't use this in Outlook or microsoft outlook.
> >
> > :
> > --- Glynn ---
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Howard Bagcat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 4:19 AM
> > Subject: Re: [plug] passwd..
> >
> >
> > > Nathan,
> > >
> > > You can change user's password using Poppassd which modifies user's
> > password via
> > > pam (which is a ldap or sql aware).
> > >
> > > Try viewing this resources:
> > > freshmeat.net/projects/poppassd-ceti
> > >
> > > Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> > >
> > > > do you know how i can allow mailusers to change their email
passwords
> > thru
> > > > web. or better yet, have you done a script that uses the linux
passwd
> > utility
> > > >
> > > > to change user passwords. pls. I would really appreciate your help.
> > > >
> > > > thanks.
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> Ozamiz City, Philippines
>
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