hello sir thanks for mailing. sir i do everything according to ur instruction.i found a error when i run vmkpasswd command of segmentation fault.i do't understand that error. r u have any information about that error. plz tell me the solution of this error. thanks with regards
----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Palmreuther" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 7:18 PM Subject: Re: [vchkpw]passwrod encrypted method > Hello zafar, > > On Monday, August 26, 2002 at 4:48:52 PM you wrote: > > > i change in the vpasswd file and try to check it without > > handling vpasswd.cdb file, > > r i remove it first and then change it. > > or something else i do. > > thanks for the command but i want that i read this file and > > change the passwd in this file. > > 'Something else' is the wrong doing. > You should do exactly what vpopmail expects you to do: > > - change the (encrypted and plain text) password in 'vpasswd'. > - run vmkpasswd $domain (substitute '$domain' with name of the domain > you're processing the vpasswd file for) > > The former will make changes in the file readable by human beings like you, > the latter will "transport" the changes to binary file (vpasswd.cdb) used > by 'vchkpw' for authenticating user. > > You will _have to_ do both steps, unless you're familiar with using > cdb library and changing vpasswd.cdb directly by yourself (I assume you're > not). > > So again: assuming domain name is 'test.com' and username to change the > password for is 'user' you'll have to change the line corresponding to > 'user' in file '~vpopmail/domains/test.com/vpasswd' and set the new > password, both encrypted and plain text. > Then you'll have to execute 'vmkpasswd test.com' for changes getting > manifested in '~vpopmail/domains/vpasswd.cdb' which is used by 'vchkpw' to > do (normal) POP3 authentication. > -- > Best regards > Peter Palmreuther mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
