Re: To setup Linux NIS, samba and shadow shadow passwords

This may seem like a silly question, but why whould you want to do this via CGI? I mean, yes, there are security conserns, but in addition to that, is this something that you do that often? I have several linux boxes, and I basically do this once for each of them and I am done.

Scott

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Re: Re: To setup Linux NIS, samba and shadow shadow passwords by tbo (Scribe) on Jan 02, 2002 at 20:55 UTC
This script will run on a linux server which provides file sharing for windows (samba), linux (NIS) and Xterminal (ltsp) in a french high school. Students use both linux and windows (Windows in the library, Windows or linux in my classroom...), so i thought a cgi script is more simple for them because the way to change the password is the same. Another reason is that when I create the accounts, the password used is the last name, the login name used is the first name. So, they must quickly change the password. And, as I am a (lazy) teacher, I can't be here every day to do that task.	[reply]

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Re: Re: To setup Linux NIS, samba and shadow shadow passwords
by tbo (Scribe) on Jan 02, 2002 at 20:55 UTC

This script will run on a linux server which provides file sharing for windows (samba), linux (NIS) and Xterminal (ltsp) in a french high school. Students use both linux and windows (Windows in the library, Windows or linux in my classroom...), so i thought a cgi script is more simple for them because the way to change the password is the same. Another reason is that when I create the accounts, the password used is the last name, the login name used is the first name. So, they must quickly change the password. And, as I am a (lazy) teacher, I can't be here every day to do that task.

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