Re: [webmin-devel] using modify_user to change user details

[Todd K. <tod...@gm...>]

Hi Jamie,

One question. If I am resetting the password and I am encrypting it like so:

$pass = &encrypt_password($config{'recycle_passwd'});
	$recycleuser{'pass'} = $pass;

and then I am calling modify_user like so

&modify_user(\%recycleuser, \%user);

Is the hash key 'pass' what I should be using to reset the password if
I'm doing the encryption outside of the modify_user function or should
I be using something else?


On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 5:04 PM, Jamie Cameron <jca...@we...> wrote:
> Hi Todd,
>
> Make sure that in your code, you aren't calling modify_user with an
> empty user hash. It looks like that is the case, as this would cause
> an 'empty' line like that to be inserted into /etc/passwd.
>
> I'd have to see all your code to comment further though..
>
>  - Jamie
>
> On 02/Jun/2008 12:11 Todd Kennedy wrote ..
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am new to webmin module development and am trying to extend the "Users
>> & Groups" module for internal purposes. What I have done is create a
>> "Recycle User" button on the selected users "Edit Users" page that
>> basically mimics the functionality of the delete_user.cgi (without
>> actually deleting the user) but also extends it by showing me a list of
>> currently selected user processes running. Once I press the "Recycle
>> user and home directory button" it goes off and first terminates those
>> running processes then removes the users home directory then I need to
>> reset the users password back to some default. I am about 90% of the way
>> there but seem to be caught up on the saving of the modified password. I
>> am using the modify_user function. Whats actually happening is that it's
>> leaving an incomplete line in the /etc/password and shadow file looking
>> something like this:
>>
>> svctag:*LK*:6445::::::
>> nobody:*LK*:6445::::::
>> noaccess:*LK*:6445::::::
>> nobody4:*LK*:6445::::::
>> ::::::::
>>
>> This last line should be the entry that I recycled but it's just a bunch
>> of empty GECOS fields. So it seems to me that it's rewriting the line
>> but is doing it with empty values.
>>
>> So I think I am missing something somewhere but am unsure what other
>> functions possibly I need to call in order for it to write out the
>> password file. I'm assuming the modify_user function takes care of that, no?
>>
>>
>> This does seem like a strange thing to do but would fit nicely into
>> managing test accounts for may lab machines. When the lab reservation
>> expires the admin can recycle the user with a press of the button and
>> set it back to some default settings.
>>
>> Here's the snippet of code that is suppose to be resetting the password
>> and saving it.
>>
>> %recycleuser = %{$ulist[$in{'num'}]};
>> $pass = &encrypt_password($config{'recycle_passwd'});
>> $recycleuser{'pass'} = $pass;
>>
>> # Update user details
>>     &modify_user(\%recycleuser, \%user);
>>
>> # Run the pre-change command
>>     $merr = &making_changes();
>>     &error(&text('usave_emaking', "<tt>$merr</tt>")) if (defined($merr));
>>     &unlock_user_files();
>>     &made_changes();
>>
>> So as the code runs the following is displayed in the borwser, The has
>> info is there for debugging purposes.
>>
>> Deleting from other modules ..
>> .. done
>> Killing user processes
>> .. done
>>
>> Deleting home directory ..
>> .. done
>>
>> Creating Home Directory
>> .. done
>>
>> new encrypted passwd=TN4xb4vuWbxc6
>>
>> Contents of recycleuser Hash prior to change
>>
>> num => 20
>>
>> inactive =>
>>
>> max =>
>>
>> warn =>
>>
>> user => testuser
>>
>> shell => /bin/sh
>>
>> home => /export/home/testuser
>>
>> real =>
>>
>> line => 20
>>
>> pass => NNwEdL/U3qYwU
>>
>> sline => 20
>>
>> uid => 1000
>>
>> change => 14032
>>
>> min =>
>>
>> expire =>
>>
>> gid => 10
>>
>>
>> Contents of User hash after replacing $pass but before saving
>>
>> num => 20
>>
>> inactive =>
>>
>> max =>
>>
>> warn =>
>>
>> user => testuser
>>
>> shell => /bin/sh
>>
>> home => /export/home/testuser
>>
>> real =>
>>
>> line => 20
>>
>> pass => TN4xb4vuWbxc6
>>
>> sline => 20
>>
>> uid => 1000
>>
>> change => 14032
>>
>> min =>
>>
>> expire =>
>>
>> gid => 10
>>
>>
>> Reread the %ulist has for the user "Still has the old password"
>>
>> num => 20
>>
>> inactive =>
>>
>> max =>
>>
>> warn =>
>>
>> user => testuser
>>
>> shell => /bin/sh
>>
>> home => /export/home/testuser
>>
>> real =>
>>
>> line => 20
>>
>> pass => NNwEdL/U3qYwU
>>
>> sline => 20
>>
>> uid => 1000
>>
>> change => 14032
>>
>> min =>
>>
>> expire =>
>>
>> gid => 10
>>
>>
>> Any help on this would be much appriciated.
>
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