Change Password ....

[Anon]

Hi Guys!
i want my php script to change the password of a user in the system ....

for that i thought i can use the command ..

(passwd --stdin username < /tmp/newpasswdfile )
through exec or System command ...

(Note:newpasswdfile is where i store the new password ... and after executing the command i delete that file from the sytstem)

but this command can be executed only by root ... is there any other method by which i can change the password of a user in the system .. i tried calling a perl cgi script to do that .. but didn't work out ...
my PHP is runing as an apache module ...

thanks,
danny ....

[Anon]

You can only change the password of a user if.

a) you are doing it as root
b) you are doing it as the user who's password you want to change.

Thus, suexec or a root-crontab entry are the best options.