[BLUG] updating passwords

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:04:58 -0500

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Hey Guys,

What sort of techniques do you use for updating a local Unix password  
file (i.e. change a user's password) through an external web  
interface, and of course do so in a secure and safe fashion?

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Joe Auty
NetMusician: web publishing software for musicians
http://www.netmusician.org
joe_at_netmusician.org

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