Re: Validating passwords via php, Lil help please! (Was with PERL)

["Jake McHenry" <jmchenry oak kcsd k12 pa us>]

Actually, take back that last email, newpass does seem to be working, just
don't know what it's doing, as the computer is just sitting there after I
put in newpass, I opened a new connection to the machine, and noticed that a
instance of passwd is running, along with poppassd. Interesting. So it must
be trying to change the password, right? Anyone know how to help out?

Thanks,
Jake

----- Original Message -----
From: <cyrus-mailinglist webnetix cc>
To: <redhat-list redhat com>
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: redhat-list-admin redhat com [mailto:redhat-list-admin redhat com]
> On Behalf Of Jake McHenry
> Sent: Freitag, 01. Februar 2002 14:17
> To: redhat-list redhat com
> 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" <jmchenry oak kcsd k12 pa us>
> To: "RedHat List" <redhat-list redhat com>
> 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" <zordah zordah net>
> > To: <redhat-list redhat com>
> > 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.
> > >
> > > --
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