[NTLUG:Discuss] Passwd Authentication Error

[Andrew Brown]

I am very new to WebMin. It seems to take over the administration of the
system. I have not explored enough to see what on/off capabilities it
has. It is actually a nice interface for administrative functions. Will
report back when more info has been secured on how it works.

AB

On Fri, 2005-02-25 at 12:11 -0600, Robert Pearson wrote:
> Andrew Brown wrote:
> > Found the problem, well should say was able to change my passwords. I
> > had downloaded WebMin and had it running. Something in the package would
> > not let me edit the passwords?? Well turn it off and I was able to
> > change them. Not sure what that was about... but it is fixed.
> 
> Glad it's working but I have a question? I went out and looked at
> WebMin. It says it supports changing passwords. Were you using WebMin
> to change the passwords? Or *nix commands?
> 
> The reason I ask is I have had similar experiences with third party
> programs that put a lock on the passwd and shadow files as well as
> others. In all cases I was forced to make a decision as to how I was
> going to administer those functions going forward. Either use the
> third party product or the *nix built-in. We settled on "sudo" as the
> best fit for our situation for just the user access function. It did
> not affect other admin functions.
> 
> It would be nice if WebMin allowed you to pick the features of WebMin
> you want to use and turn others off.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Robert
> 
> _______________________________________________
> https://ntlug.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss