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Re: Change_Passwd 4.2e

by Paul Lesniewski :: Rate this Message:

> General Information:
> Fedora 11 Preview
> Apache 2.2.11, both user and group are apache
> PHP 5.2.9
>
> Directory Listing of the Plugin Directory (ls -laF)
> total 120
> drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2009-05-21 15:58 ./
> drwxr-xr-x 22 root root 4096 2009-05-21 12:51 ../
> -rwsr-x--- 1 root apache 10744 2009-01-03 18:23 chpasswd*
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7290 2009-01-03 18:23 chpasswd.c
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1588 2009-05-21 15:54 config.php
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1587 2009-01-03 18:23 config.php.sample
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 15802 2009-01-03 18:23 COPYING
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 610 2009-01-03 18:23 exec_test.php
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2068 2009-01-03 18:23 functions.php
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 114 2009-01-03 18:23 getpot
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 466 2009-01-03 18:23 index.php
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2120 2009-01-03 18:23 INSTALL
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4322 2009-01-03 18:23 ldap-chpasswd*
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1018 2009-01-03 18:23 ldap-chpasswd.cfg.sample
> drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2009-01-03 18:23 locale/
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11997 2009-01-03 18:23 options.php
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9119 2009-01-03 18:23 README
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1356 2009-01-03 18:23 setup.php
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19 2009-01-03 18:23 version
>
> $seeOutput results:
> Current password is incorrect
> Command output:
> Current password is incorrect
> Return code: 9
>
> $debug results:
> cd /usr/local/squirrelmail/www/plugins/change_passwd
> ../../plugins/change_passwd/chpasswd '<userid>' '<oldPasswd>'
> '<newPasswd>' 2>&1
>
> When run the above in a console, the result of these commands is:
> Current password is incorrect

Are you sure you are really using the same username AND password that
are in the /etc/passwd or /etc/shadow file??

> Squirrelmail 1.4.17 was installed per the instruction set:
> http://squirrelmail.org/docs/admin/admin-3.html#ss3.2
> starting at "Prepare SquirrelMail directories" since the other
> requirements were already installed from source.

Doesn't sound like a SquirrelMail issue.

> Plugins installed and configured into Squirrelmail:
> Compatibility 2.0.14-1.0
> Local_autorespond_forward 3.0.1-1.4.0
> Change_passwd 4.2e

I've never heard of this version. I only support versions that I have
produced, so you might talk to the author of this plugin version.

> The CompatibilityDependencies list shows that change_passwd requires
> compatibility 1.x, but that "an updated version that works with 2.x is
> available from the author." The latest version I have been able to find
> is 4.2e which was released January 4, 2009, per
> http://www.linuxmail.info/change_passwd/.

Then you should ask for help there. "Available from the author"
usually means you have to ask the author for a copy of that "updated
version." I can give you mine.

> I have searched the email lists (all four) and found something from Mr.
> Lesniewski that states to recompile the binary. Per the head of the C
> file, I have even attempted a recompile of the code using both versions
> contained with the C file... as well as compiling per the bottom of:
>
> http://www.linuxmail.info/squirrelmail-change-password-howto/
>
> The C file does show that PASSWD is /etc/passwd and SHADOW is
> /etc/shadow, both of which are correct.

Again, I don't know what the code is you have, but in my code, in
chpasswd.c around line 165, I see this:

printf("Current password is
incorrect\n");
//printf("Current password
\"%s\" is incorrect; encrypted, it is \"%s\", but encrypting the given
one results in \"%s\"\n", Old_pw, WOld_pw, (char *)crypt(Old_pw,
WOld_pw));

Try uncommenting the second line and see what you get while doublt
checking against the users in the password file. The problem is that
your version of the program is getting something else from the
password file other than what you are giving it.

> When the error occurs, nothing changes in either /var/log/messages,
> /var/log/maillog, or /var/log/secure.
>
> I have turned off SELinux prior to troubleshooting this concern.
>
> Is there something I'm missing?
>
> Many thanks for your time and help with this.

--
Paul Lesniewski
SquirrelMail Team
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