[Freeipa-users] delegation questions: how to reset password for subordinate?

[Simo Sorce]

On Wed, 2012-12-26 at 15:57 -0800, David Copperfield wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> 
>  What are the user attributes that A manager should be granted with
> read&write permissions to reset passwords for subordinate employees?
> The typical implementation case: managers need to take care of
> password reset requests for their subordinate employees.
> 
> 
>  I select 'userpassword' field the first time but it fails, then
> combine it with other a few krb* fields but those don't help neither.
> 
> 
>  If you have the minimum field combinations to make the 'password
> changing' delegation work, please feel free to post your results here.
> Presently I just select ALL fields with read&right permissions to make
> it work, but that definitely is a over kill and hurts privacy
> potentially.

You need write access to at least userPassword and krbPrincipalKey.

Simo.

P.S. David, please do not start a new thread by replying to old mails.

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Simo Sorce * Red Hat, Inc * New York