[Lias] users changing passwords

[Paul Gear]

Parkes High School wrote:

> I have a RH 8 mail server set up OK
>
> Is it possible for my users to log in to the server via telnet to 
> change their passwords?
>
> If so what commands shld they use please?
>

What i have used and i think you would find better is to provide a 
secure web interface to linuxconf (get it from the Red Hat 7.2 CDs - it 
was obsoleted in 7.3) using stunnel and use the linuxconf password 
change dialog.  That way they never have to login to the box and cannot 
poke around and mess things up.

Another option to use is Eudora's poppassd, which does the equivalent of 
telnet and passwd in one step and doesn't require logging in.  You 
should be able to find this easily by searching google.com or freshmeat.net.

Paul