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Offline edwardally

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Change Linux Password?
« on: December 01, 2009, 08:13:52 PM »
Hi,

I'm using Fedora 9 system user for email and interfaced with RoundCube. Now, I wish to change to password for Fedora system users, how can it be done?

Thanks in advanced.
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« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2009, 04:52:38 AM »
What mail server are you using?

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« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2009, 03:56:07 AM »
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What mail server are you using?


Fedora 9 Dovecot (authenticate with local system users)
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« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2009, 06:39:47 AM »
then all you need to do is run this command:
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passwd username

Offline edwardally

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« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2009, 07:09:01 PM »
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then all you need to do is run this command:
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passwd username


hahaha....

Sorry for the misunderstand, what i looking for is some plugs-in which can help my users to change their own password. I've been searching for so many password plugs in but non of them able to change the system password.

P/s: I can't teach the users to run the command line over the console or whatever.
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« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2009, 07:24:32 PM »
I'm using dovecot on RHEL5, with Roundcube on a remote server. I use the normal password plugin. But the key is that you need to have something else on the IMAP server to do the actual changing. In my case I have poppassd on the mail server, which the plugin can talk to.
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« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2009, 01:17:45 AM »
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« Reply #7 on: December 05, 2009, 06:53:29 AM »
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I'm using dovecot on RHEL5, with Roundcube on a remote server. I use the normal password plugin. But the key is that you need to have something else on the IMAP server to do the actual changing. In my case I have poppassd on the mail server, which the plugin can talk to.


I still can't get it.. if using popassd what port should I use to connect the IMAP? what is "something" in the IMAP server and how to integrate the IMAP to change password?
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Edward Chew

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« Reply #8 on: December 05, 2009, 10:43:15 AM »
IMAP isn't involved. poppassd uses port 106, IIRC. All the plugin does is provide a web frontend to contact poppassd. Read the poppassd man page.
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« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2009, 03:08:19 AM »
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IMAP isn't involved. poppassd uses port 106, IIRC. All the plugin does is provide a web frontend to contact poppassd. Read the poppassd man page.


I got it finally... Thanks

But....

I still encounter some problem here. I successful install poppassd in my system and it seems working fine but when I try to change to password it return OLD PASSWORD IS INCORRECT.
Whats wrong here? I know this is nothing todo with roundcube anymore but I still hope someone here can help me.

There are so many similar cases over the internet but non of them come with solution.
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Edward Chew

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« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2009, 12:55:22 PM »
To troubleshoot poppassd, try connecting via telnet on port 106. Check the man pages so you can interpret what it is doing. You will get more troubleshooting error messages via telnet.
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