ChangePassword 0.9 review

ChangePassword modifies the passwords of passwd, Samba, and Squid through the Web

License: GPL (GNU General Public License) File size: 0K Developer: Vinicius M. Souza

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ChangePassword modifies the passwords of passwd, Samba, and Squid through the Web. All passwords are syncronized and changed in real time through browsers like Mozilla, Netscape, IE, Opera, and others.

Requirements:
Apache Web Server with cgi-bin enabled (Version 1.3.20 or later)
GNU GCC (Version 2.95.3 or later)
glibc (Version 2.2.5 or later)


What's New in This Release:
changepassword.c: - Removed system call for nis updates (local exploit compromise)


Installing

Modify conf.h

IMPORTANT

If you got messages like:

"Could not create unique filename for the temp file"
"Could not rename the temporary password file"

Don't use the temporary directories through partitions different than
root partition.

2) Run ./configure

configure options:

--enable-cgidir=cgidir Absolute path do cgi-bin dir
Default: /home/httpd/cgi-bin

--enable-language=language Language to translate
Default: English
Look in languages dir
[
--enable-smbpasswd=smbpasswd Absolute path to smbpasswd PASSWORD FILE
Default: /etc/smbpasswd

--disable-smbpasswd Don't update Samba passwords
]

[
--enable-squidpasswd=squidpasswd Absolute path to Squid PASSWORD FILE
Default: /etc/squid/passwd ],

--disable-squidpasswd Don't update Squit passwords
]

--enable-logo=imagefilename Web Logo Image
Default: Disabled

Examples:

./configure --enable-cgidir=/var/www/cgi-bin --enable-language=Portuguese
--enable-smbpasswd=/usr/local/samba/private/smbpasswd
--enable-squidpasswd=/etc/squid/passwd --enable-logo=opentech.jpg

./configure --enable-cgidir=/var/www/cgi-bin --enable-language=Portuguese
--disable-smbpasswd --enable-squidpasswd=/etc/squid/passwd
--enable-logo=opentech.jpg


3) type "make"
4) type "make install"
5) copy your logo image filename (if set by --enable-logo option) to your
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