Re: Problem changing passwords after import

[Pierangelo Masarati <ando@sys-net.it>]

Rick Tautin wrote:
> I am having a problem changing a password after I import the user
> into ldap.  But once I change the users password with the manager
> account it works fine.  I have pasted the output below and what my
> slapd.conf file looks like.
> 
> 
> access to attrs=userPassword by self write by * auth access to * by *
> read
> 
> and here is the command that I am entering
> 
> ldappasswd -x -D 
> "uid=user1,ou=users,ou=employees,ou=users,dc=example,dc=com" -w
> rt#12345 -s tt#12345
> "uid=user1,ou=users,ou=employees,ou=users,dc=example,dc=com" 
> ldap_bind: Invalid credentials (49)
> 
> when I change the password as manager
> 
> ldappasswd -x -D "cn=manager,dc=example,dc=com" -W -s js#12345 
> "uid=user1,ou=users,ou=employees,ou=users,dc=example,dc=com" Enter
> LDAP Password: Result: Success (0)
> 
> Now I can change it as the user
> 
> ldappasswd -x -D 
> "uid=user1,ou=users,ou=employees,ou=users,dc=example,dc=com" -w
> js#12345 -s tt#12345
> "uid=user1,ou=users,ou=employees,ou=users,dc=example,dc=com" Result:
> Success (0)

Does the user initially have a password?  How is it set?  How do you
know that password is "rt#12345"?

p.



Ing. Pierangelo Masarati
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