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pyadselfservice is a software created using Python 3.5 and Django 1.10. This project aims to provide web based password change interface to the end users, for their Active Directory account. While changing the password, users won't not need to enter their current password. Which means users can change their password even if they have forgotten their current password. Moreover, while changing the password, this software will automatically unlock the user account if it is locked. The...

...The Berkeley DB NSS module provides an alternative means for storing configuration information traditionally kept in several plain-text files in /etc (e.g. /etc/passwd). The module uses the Berkeley DB Library to store this information in several database files in /var/db (e.g. /var/db/passwd.db). Using these databases can lead to a considerable speed-up if the files in /etc are large (e.g. on a system with a lot of accounts). The databases may also be used as a local cache for network accounts, or as a means to supplement or override UIDs, GIDs, home directories etc. provided by network accounts.