#!/bin/bash
# secret-pw.sh: secret password
echo
echo -n "Enter password "
read passwd
echo "password is $passwd"
echo -n "If someone had been looking over your shoulder, "
echo "your password would have been compromised."
echo && echo # Two line-feeds in an "and list."
stty -echo # Turns off screen echo.
echo -n "Enter password again "
read passwd
echo
echo "password is $passwd"
echo
stty echo
I have SunOs 5.8. I need to change password using a unix shell script. I have tried to pipe the passwords to the passwd command but does not work. Pls provide a script to change passwds of a list of users using a shell script.
( I have also tried crypt() but did not work)
The flow of the... (2 Replies)
The local policy is set in our LAN so that passwords have to be 8 characters and contain a capital letter, a small letter and a special character. Is Unix able to restrict users passwords to certain lengths and characters. (1 Reply)
How the unix is maintaining the password ?
How it does the encryption and how the passwords are stored in the system and where it is stored ?
How it is better when compared to other OS ? (1 Reply)
Hi
Most of the shell scripts I am dealing with have to connect to oracle database . The username password is stored in a environment file which sets the variables for username and password . Set user id do not work on AIX so users who will execute these scripts need to have read or execute... (5 Replies)
We have almost 100+ Unix/Linux servers, on which I have account.
Does anybody have a batch script which can do the following :
- check if my password is correct
- change my password
We use SFTP/SSH on Linux. The solution should force reading of password from command line. ( Passwordless... (1 Reply)
Hi,
By reporting the process status with ps, any Unix user will see the command line arguments
#ps -ef
UID PID PPID C STIME TTY TIME CMD
lsc 13837 13825 0 May 11 pts/17 0:01 -ksh
oracle 4698 6294 0 12:00:40 ? 0:00 sqlplus -s system/manager
appluser 4229 4062 0 12:00:03... (2 Replies)
Hi All ,
I need to call a script runscript_B.sh on server A, the runscript_B.sh script locating in server B.
The runscript_B.sh in calls another script runscript_A on server A itself.
it seend, i need to be connect from Server A to Server B using ssh.
I have tryed like this in... (3 Replies)
Hello Experts,
Need some direction on creating shell script for following environment:
We have about 20 people in the team working as Oracle DBA's (sysdba's and appdba's). Total Servers which is a mix of Unix and Linux are 200. We do not have Root user access on any of the servers and... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: sha2402
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ldap_compare
LDAP_COMPARE(3) 1 LDAP_COMPARE(3)ldap_compare - Compare value of attribute found in entry specified with DNSYNOPSIS
mixed ldap_compare (resource $link_identifier, string $dn, string $attribute, string $value)
DESCRIPTION
Compare $value of $attribute with value of same attribute in an LDAP directory entry.
PARAMETERS
o $link_identifier
- An LDAP link identifier, returned by ldap_connect(3).
o $dn
- The distinguished name of an LDAP entity.
o $attribute
- The attribute name.
o $value
- The compared value.
RETURN VALUES
Returns TRUE if $value matches otherwise returns FALSE. Returns -1 on error.
EXAMPLES
The following example demonstrates how to check whether or not given password matches the one defined in DN specified entry.
Example #1
Complete example of password check
<?php
$ds=ldap_connect("localhost"); // assuming the LDAP server is on this host
if ($ds) {
// bind
if (ldap_bind($ds)) {
// prepare data
$dn = "cn=Matti Meikku, ou=My Unit, o=My Company, c=FI";
$value = "secretpassword";
$attr = "password";
// compare value
$r=ldap_compare($ds, $dn, $attr, $value);
if ($r === -1) {
echo "Error: " . ldap_error($ds);
} elseif ($r === true) {
echo "Password correct.";
} elseif ($r === false) {
echo "Wrong guess! Password incorrect.";
}
} else {
echo "Unable to bind to LDAP server.";
}
ldap_close($ds);
} else {
echo "Unable to connect to LDAP server.";
}
?>
NOTES
Warning
ldap_compare(3) can NOT be used to compare BINARY values!
PHP Documentation Group LDAP_COMPARE(3)