* Matthew Alton <Simplicissimus-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[2006-03-30 18:06]:
> Hiya folks,
>
> I routinely use a utility called "chpasswd" on AIX and Red Hat Linux.
> I sure would like to use this utility on Solaris but it does not exist
> and I can't seem to find a reasonable alternative. I'll write the
> danged thing if I have to. Do I have to? Enquiring minds want to
> know.
>
> Here the spec. Syntax: chpasswd [ -e | -h ]. Pretty simple stuff in
> theory. The "e" switch tells the program that we are passing it an
> already encrypted password, so use it verbatim, otherwise we use
> crypt(3) on "password." The "h" switch get you the usage blurb. The
> program simply reads "username:password" pairs from stdin and changes
> the system password of "username" to "password" of all things. The
> glory of the thing is that it is scriptable so you can do cute things
> like "cat foo.txt | chpasswd" and no, it won't work with "passwd"
> because that program makes sure you're not piping to it. I'm truly
> not interested in PAM and NIS. If I write this thing, it's going to
> lock and alter /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow and call it a day. No root
> UID? Whine & fail. Frankly, I find PAM somewhat less than
> comprehensible.
>
> I've found the "shadow" stuff and the CGIpaf and a few others. These
> will provide reference material but not much else. Is there a true
> chpasswd for Solaris?
>
> I'm going to write the thing, amn't I? Well, when I do, I'll post it
> here. That'll do some good, right?
As far as I know, we don't have chpasswd in OpenSolaris. The
PAM/passwd folks will definitely know--they will be listening in the
Security community, if they aren't watching here.
You can also submit a bug to the bug database, so that the whole
community. See
http://bugs.opensolaris.org
(You must be a registered user to submit a bug.)
- Stephen
--
Stephen Hahn, PhD Solaris Kernel Development, Sun Microsystems
stephen.hahn-xsfywfwIY+M@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://blogs.sun.com/sch/
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