Re: [Hampshire] Changing user passwords without shell access

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Author: Damian Brasher
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Changing user passwords without shell access
Adrian wrote:
>> http://www.interlinux.co.uk/project_downloads.html
>
> There's a definite interest from me :-)    I'm also looking at
> providing a simple interface to LDAP so that people can update their
> details (and the addressbook).  There are a few out there, but none
> seemed to fit the simplicity that I wanted (I think one came close and
> just needed modifying, but looked horrible codewise).


The code is spidery (a hack I admit) - I am not a php expert but can read
it and have made changes - I think some extra comments and some formal
'style' would make the tool more useful. It does lend itself, from this
perspective, to add 'controls' and features.

> Maybe I've found myself another pet project to learn Ruby on Rails.
> My "big idea" has, unfortunately just been implemented by Yahoo as
> "Pipes" from my brief reading of it. Oh well, there goes my chance to
> be a .com ;-)


Difficult to keep track of ideas, perhaps an ideas managements system
exists or could be written...

> I just need to find the time now....
>


Join the club...

Cheers DB
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Damian Brasher
www.interlinux.co.uk
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