topic Re: password resets in Operating System - HP-UX

password resets

Randolph Knippel — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:09:32 GMT

What's the easiest way to enable a group of non-root users (like the Help Desk) to reset anyone's password - except maybe root's? We are at HP-UX 11.23.
Randy

Re: password resets

David Bellamy — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:22:38 GMT

set them up as restricted sam users

Re: password resets

Randolph Knippel — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:33:38 GMT

How about if I just want them to execute a password script that establishes certain attributes for the new password? (like force the user to change his password again at next login and establish password aging)

Randy

Re: password resets

Paul Sperry — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:29:50 GMT

super or sudo.

I use super for all root/helpdesk tasks.

I also use xenmenu for the helpdesk login.
This brings up a menu driven interface that has all the tasks I wnat the helpdesk to do.
All rnn via super.

It's sweet it's simple.

Re: password resets

Bill Hassell — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:25:44 GMT

The best way is to download sudo from HP and configure a set of users to allow them to run the passwd command. Get a copy from:

http://h20293.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=HPUXIEXP1111

This program allows the named users to run specific program(s) and even restrict the parameters they are allowed to use.

Re: password resets

KapilRaj — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 20:40:31 GMT

I would write a shell script and use sudo to do the work.

Regards,

Kaps

Re: password resets

Randolph Knippel — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:55:40 GMT

sudo looks like the way to go.