How to create encrypted password via command line

[Anne Moore]

Hi Mark

Yes, it's for Openldap. Unfortunately, slappasswd is not installed on any of
our Red Hat boxes (60 of them). It's only installed on the one OpenLdap box.

I wanted them to be able to log into any of the boxes, run the create new
password commands, and then copy the encrypted output and send to the
administrator so he can change their passwords on Openldap without knowing
what their password actually is.

Is there a way that you know of that they can copy and past in their own
encrypted password, bypassing having to send them to the administrator to do
it?

Thanks for the help.

Anne

-----Original Message-----
From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com]
On Behalf Of m.roth2006 at rcn.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 11:42 AM
To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
Subject: RE: How to create encrypted password via command line

Anne,

>Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 10:29:53 -0400
>From: "Anne Moore" <diabeticithink at yahoo.com>
>
>This worked perfectly! Thank you.
>
>Now I just have to figure out how to automate it in a script to provide 
>a prompt (some of these kids are new users! So I'm trying to make it as 
>easy as possible for them...)

I was actually going to ask what you need the encrypted passwords *for*? For
example, when I add users (it's a development team) to openldap (*gah!*), I
just run slappasswd, let them do the password, and have them cut and paste
it so I don't see nothin'....

     mark

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