'Password Change' plugin can't change password of remote mail server

[Nirmalya Lahiri]

Hi all,
 I have faced a typical problem few days ago. In my office I have two different server for mail system, one for mail service and another for http service. Squirrellmail is installed in http server. SquirrellMail retrieves and sends mails to/from mail server. There is no problem at all.

 Problem arise when I try to install "Password Change" plugin in squirrellmail. Our mail authentication system is based on /etc/password or /etc/shadow files, and it resides in mail server, but squirrellmail is installed in http server. The plugin which is available for download from squirrellmail website can change the password of local server only where it is installed.

 Have any one faced this problem before?

regards,
Nirmalya Lahiri



     

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[V S Rao]

You need to install poppasswd daemon on the mail server and configure the Change_pass plugin to point to that mail server. Then the Change password will work. Follow the link below:

http://www.squirrelmail.org/plugin_view.php?id=21

Regards
V S Rao

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Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 11:07:51 AM GMT +05:30 Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi
Subject: [SM-PLUGINS] 'Password Change' plugin can't change password of remote mail server


Hi all,
 I have faced a typical problem few days ago. In my office I have two different server for mail system, one for mail service and another for http service. Squirrellmail is installed in http server. SquirrellMail retrieves and sends mails to/from mail server. There is no problem at all.

 Problem arise when I try to install "Password Change" plugin in squirrellmail. Our mail authentication system is based on /etc/password or /etc/shadow files, and it resides in mail server, but squirrellmail is installed in http server. The plugin which is available for download from squirrellmail website can change the password of local server only where it is installed.

 Have any one faced this problem before?

regards,
Nirmalya Lahiri



     

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[Nirmalya Lahiri]

--- On Wed, 6/17/09, V S Rao <viriyala@...> wrote:

> You need to install poppasswd daemon on the mail server and
> configure the Change_pass plugin to point to that mail
> server. Then the Change password will work. Follow the link
> below:
>
> http://www.squirrelmail.org/plugin_view.php?id=21
>


Mr. Rao,
 Thanks for your openion. I also solve this problem by some other method. In my procss, you, no need to install any other deamon process like poppasswd in the server. Just you need to configure 'Change Password' and ssh configuration between server and client.

 I think ssh protocol is much secure in case, we have to share the public network to connect server from client. By the way please check the methods I have followed.

http://how-i-did-it-nirmalyalahiri.blogspot.com/

Regards,
Nirmalya



     

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[V S Rao]

Hi,

Your idea of using ssh is very good and definitely agree on the security part where the password is not transmitted 'clear text' over the network (Assuming that you use https for the webmail & use IMAPS and POP3S instead of IMAP & POP3).

However by establishing a 'trust' relationship between the webmail server & mail server essentially you have created a security hole in your system. Anyone who can access your webmail server (hacking the server) can automatically access your mail server with administrative privileges. So ensure that you build enough defense against it.

Regards
V S Rao

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Subject: Re: [SM-PLUGINS] 'Password Change' plugin can't change password of remote mail server


--- On Wed, 6/17/09, V S Rao <viriyala@...> wrote:

> You need to install poppasswd daemon on the mail server and
> configure the Change_pass plugin to point to that mail
> server. Then the Change password will work. Follow the link
> below:
>
> http://www.squirrelmail.org/plugin_view.php?id=21
>


Mr. Rao,
 Thanks for your openion. I also solve this problem by some other method. In my procss, you, no need to install any other deamon process like poppasswd in the server. Just you need to configure 'Change Password' and ssh configuration between server and client.

 I think ssh protocol is much secure in case, we have to share the public network to connect server from client. By the way please check the methods I have followed.

http://how-i-did-it-nirmalyalahiri.blogspot.com/

Regards,
Nirmalya



     

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