Re: Change_Passwd 4.2e

>  > 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??

>
>  > 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.
>
>