changing password from php?

[inetd]

I want to write a web page to let the user change their password in linux. How can I do that in php? What should I do besides writing php code?

Thanks.

 

[danielhozac]

You would have to interface with the shadow libraries if you are using them, because the [tt]passwd[/tt] program only accepts input from a terminal/psuedoterminal and you have to be the superuser to change other users passwords, which would mean that you would have to run your webserver as the superuser, which is a bad idea. //Daniel

 

[jstreich]

You'd be better using a C++ CGI program... It would be even more prefered to use a java applet that talks to telnet server... It'd be sort to wrte, could only be run from your site to your telnet port and has the added bonus of using the telnet server's security settings.

 

[sleipnir214]

Changing system passwords from a web page is just asking for trouble.

Exactly what are you trying to do? Want the best answers? Ask the best questions:

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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