TCL/Tk ncpfs graphical client for NDS

ndspassword.tcl

Purpose:

ndspasswd.tcl try to alleviate password changing task by performing extra verifications before sending data to NDS via the command line utility /contrib/tcl-utils/chgpwd .

Current user password policy is displayed in the central part of the window.

Requirements:

ncpfs version 2.2 installed and operational (slist) on the Linux box.

Usage:

For common features on these utilities (configuration, translations...), see ndscommon.tcl
You must have at least one authenticated connection to each tree (ncplogin, PAM module ou ncpmount)
The top area shows you you current connections to trees.
For the selected connection, you see you password restrictions ( expiry, minimal length and required).
The button "Change" will be active if :
1. Current user has the right to change his password.
2. The two values of the new password are identical.
3. The length of the new password is equal or greater to the required minimal length.
4. The new password is empty and user can have an empty password.

As usual your "old password" must be correct for password changing to succeed.

Download:

ndspassword.tcl in included in contrib/tcl directory of current ncpfs.
just recursively copy this directory somewhere (/usr/local/bin ?) and don't forget to copy and edit ndsclient.conf to /etc

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