How to create encrypted password via command line

[Anne Moore]

<<Has slapd.conf been configured to allow users write permission to their
passwords?>>

Hmmm, well good question! I checked through the file but could not determine
what should be enabled for that. Do you know what it would take to do enable
user to have write permission to their passwords?

Thanks!

Anne 

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Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 4:46 AM
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Subject: Re: How to create encrypted password via command line

Anne Moore wrote:
> Absolutely, I agree. 
> 
> I have tried to find documentation on getting nss_ldap to work 
> correctly on each Red Hat client box, but after various tries, various 
> openldap forums, I had no luck. In fact, when I posted the question to 
> the OpenLdap forum, none there had a clue. They told that the passwd 
> command should "just work" once Openldap is working and authenticating.
> 
> If you know of the proper configuration documentation for nss_ldap 
> that explains how to configure to get the regular passwd feature 
> working I would love to read it!
> 

Has slapd.conf been configured to allow users write permission to their
passwords? AFAIK, that's all that is required beyond normal nss_ldap
configuration.

When you attempt to change a password with the passwd command nss_ldap will
bind to the LDAP server as the user, and attempt to modify the password. If
you can run your LDAP without SSL temporarily you can capture the
transaction with wireshark and see what's going on.

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