Re: [SM-PLUGINS] Change password

[Paul L. <pa...@sq...>]

On 7/13/16, Joseph Mays <ma...@wi...> wrote:
> A different question related to the same system....
>
> I'm using version 1.4.22. I need to add the ability for users to change
> their password (dovecot). I was assuming the poppass daemon plugin was the
> way to go,

For changing local user accounts, that would be amongst your best and
most secure options. I've recently rewritten the change_passwd plugin,
which can be used as well.

> but the notes on it say the functionality is included in versions
>
> 1.5+. So should I just upgrade to a 1.5 plus version? Is doing so pretty
> transparent?

No, not transparent, though there is a lot of overlap. There is still
better support for plugins in 1.4.x and I've backported a lot of the
fixes and improvements from 1.5.2 to 1.4.23.

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