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Re: Kerberos and Xyplex 1620

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dennis Putnam)
Thu Jun 6 13:39:06 1996

Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 13:29:43 -0400 (EDT)
From: Dennis Putnam <putnamd@atlodbs1.hayes.com>
Reply-To: putnamd@MIT.EDU.hayes.com
To: kerberos@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: <9606061713.AB26112@atlodbs1.hayes.com.hayes.com>

> 
> We've got a kerberos V5 server (Linux 1.2.13) and two Xyplex 1620 (LAT
> 6.0.0 / 6.0.1) access servers.
> 
> We allow access to dial up users (Dynamic PPP) by using PAP
> authentication via Kerberos.
> 
> What I need to do is to allow users change their passwords in a way.
> It would be great to use a cgi/Netscape interface. Right now only root
> can maintain the kerberos's users database.
> 
> Is there any way to do it over xyplex's interface? Has anyone done it
> yet?
> 
> 

You can change the password from the Xyplex with the command:

define port user kerberos password

It will prompt for the new password and require a retype to verify it. Obviously
you will have to do the change before enabling PPP but it works fine here on
our 1620's.

---
Dennis Putnam, Manager
Technical Planning and Services
Hayes Microcomputer Products, Inc.

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