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Third Party Contributions => API Based Plugins => Topic started by: edwardally on December 01, 2009, 08:13:52 PM

Title: Change Linux Password?
Post by: edwardally 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.
Title: Change Linux Password?
Post by: SKaero on December 02, 2009, 04:52:38 AM
What mail server are you using?
Title: Change Linux Password?
Post by: edwardally on December 04, 2009, 03:56:07 AM
Quote from: skaero;23521What mail server are you using?

Fedora 9 Dovecot (authenticate with local system users)
Title: Change Linux Password?
Post by: SKaero on December 04, 2009, 06:39:47 AM
then all you need to do is run this command:

passwd username
Title: Change Linux Password?
Post by: edwardally on December 04, 2009, 07:09:01 PM
Quote from: skaero;23647then all you need to do is run this command:

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.
Title: Change Linux Password?
Post by: ABerglund 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.
Title: Change Linux Password?
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Title: Change Linux Password?
Post by: edwardally on December 05, 2009, 06:53:29 AM
Quote from: ABerglund;23680I'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?
Title: Change Linux Password?
Post by: ABerglund 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.
Title: Change Linux Password?
Post by: edwardally on December 08, 2009, 03:08:19 AM
Quote from: ABerglund;23689IMAP 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.
Title: Change Linux Password?
Post by: ABerglund 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.