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Re: [webmin-l] Re: Usermin : Change Password Home Dir Required?
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From: Jamie C. <jca...@we...> - 2005-09-30 01:23:30
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That is odd, because on my system with the exact same settings, it works
OK!
Try editing the file /usr/libexec/usermin/changepass/changepass.cgi and
deleting the entire blocks that start with :
if ($config{'mysql'} && &foreign_check("mysql")) {
and
if ($config{'mailbox'} && &foreign_check("mailbox")) {
- Jamie
On Thu, 2005-09-29 at 22:27, Rob Thomas wrote:
> Jamie,
> OK I've updated that module, and edited that setting and unfortunately
> it still comes up with the same error?
> Cheers
> Rob
>
> On 9/29/05, Jamie Cameron <jca...@we...> wrote:
> Ok, try installing the updated version from:
>
> http://www.webmin.com/uupdates/changepass-1.160-1.wbm.gz
>
> and then editing that same config file, and changing the
> mailbox=1 line
> to mailbox=0
>
> - Jamie
>
> On 29/Sep/2005 19:38 Rob Thomas wrote ..
> > Hi Jamie,
> > That line was already set to 0 so thats no it. Here is my
> > /etc/usermin/changepass/config file ....
> >
> > cmd_mode=0
> > passwd_new=0
> > post_command=
> > passwd_same=0
> > mysql=0
> > passwd_prog=
> > passwd_cmd=
> > passwd_dict=0
> > smbpasswd=smbpasswd
> > passwd_min=0
> > passwd_re=
> >
> > Oh and I'm using WBEL3.0 if thats any help.
> > Cheers
> > Rob
> >
> > On 29 Sep 2005 16:11:13 +1000, Jamie Cameron
> <jca...@we...> wrote:
> > > Ok, I think I know what the problem is now..
> > > The module is attempting to also update the MySQL and
> mailbox passwords
> > > for the user, but this fails because it is calling the
> Usermin MySQL
> > and
> > > Read Mail modules, which assume the user has a home
> directory!
> > >
> > > You may be able to solve this by editing
> /etc/usermin/changepass/config
> > > and changing the mysql=1 line to mysql=0 .
> > >
> > > - Jamie
> > >
> > > On Wed, 2005-09-28 at 22:59, Rob Thomas wrote:
> > > > Please ignore the orginal error message as I've edited
> some of the
> > > > messages for my domain. But the real default usermin
> error message
> > is
> > > > ....
> > > >
> > > > Failed to change password : Failed to create /home/{user
> id}/.usermin
> > > > : No such file or directory
> > > >
> > > > Now even though our users don't have home directories
> they do have
> > > > them set under their account. Confusing I know and not
> very tidy but
> > > > thats the way it used to work. Also, just to highlight
> again, the
> > > > password does in fact get changed even though this
> message is
> > > > displayed. I've set the change password module to use
> pam instead of
> > > > direct file manipulation if that makes any difference.
> > > > Cheers
> > > > Rob
> > > >
> > > > On 28 Sep 2005 22:40:23 +1000, Jamie Cameron
> <jca...@we...>
> > wrote:
> > > > > Thanks ...
> > > > > Could you tell me what the exact error message that
> you are seeing
> > is?
> > > I
> > > > > want to track down where it is coming from, so the
> wording is
> > > > > important..
> > > > >
> > > > > - Jamie
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, 2005-09-28 at 22:37, Rob Thomas wrote:
> > > > > > Hi Jamie,
> > > > > > Yes I'm using the standard Change Passwords module
> in 1.160. I
> > can
> > > > > > also confirm that it happens in 1.150 too but as my
> colleague didn't
> > > > > > tell me users were getting this failure message it
> could also be
> > > > > > happening in previous releases.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Cheers for your help on this and the effort you put
> into Webmin
> > and
> > > > > > Usermin, they are really great tools.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Rob
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 9/28/05, Jamie Cameron <jca...@we...>
> wrote:
> > > > > > > Hi Rob,
> > > > > > > This may be a bug that has crept into the 1.160
> release of
> > > Usermin..
> > > > > > > Are you using the Change Passwords module to do
> the password
> > > change,
> > > > > > > or some other module?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > - Jamie
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On 28/Sep/2005 21:00 Rob Thomas wrote ..
> > > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > > > Been using Usermin for a few years now to allow
> users to change
> > > their
> > > > > > > > password on our Linux-Samba domain and its been
> working
> > > perfectly.
> > > > > > > > However I've just noticed that when using the
> latest version
> > > 1.160
> > > > > > > > that we are getting a failed message ....
> > > > > > > > Failed to change {domain name} domain password :
> Failed to
> > create
> > > > > > > > /home/{userid}/.usermin : No such file or
> directory
> > > > > > > > The password is changed ok. I've tracked this
> down to the fact
> > > that
> > > > > > > > our users don't have home directories. It looks
> as though Usermin
> > > > > > > > wants to create a .usermin/mailbox in their home
> directory.
> > Is
> > > this
> > > > > > > > behaviour by design and can we disable it in
> some way? I'm
> > also
> > > not
> > > > > > > > sure which version of Usermin this started
> happening as someone
> > > else
> > > > > > > > has been managing the box and the upgrades and
> didn't notice
> > it.
> > > > > > > > If this can't be configured then I guess my
> option is create
> > the
> > > > > users
> > > > > > > > home directories.
> > > > > > > > Cheers
> > > > > > > > Rob
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
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