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Obsolete Releases => SME Server 7.x => Topic started by: artstar on April 05, 2006, 02:55:38 PM

Title: Changing password for remote user
Post by: artstar on April 05, 2006, 02:55:38 PM

Hello, im a newbie.

How do i enable a remote user existing in a local server to change his / her password on sme7 using a web browser?

Any help is appreciated

Title: Changing password for remote user
Post by: crazybob on April 05, 2006, 04:06:29 PM

There are a couple free contribs from dungog.net that will allow this, but your users will have to connect via vpn, or putty with a tunnel, to access it

Title: Changing password for remote user
Post by: artstar on April 05, 2006, 06:29:39 PM

thanks crazybob,

I would need a method for staffs from an oversea office to change through the web browser e.g "www.domain.com/userpassword". This feature is available for local users, would like to find out if theres any way to do this for remote users who has no technical knowledge to use putty and vpn capabilities.

Looking forward to suggestions.

Title: Changing password for remote user
Post by: santiagon on April 05, 2006, 10:41:52 PM

What I did that allowed access to both user-manager and server-manager remotely was add the IP 0.0.0.0 with a subnet mask of 0.0.0.0 as a Remote Management network.

Then as long as the person used the https they could access what they needed, including user-password.

Title: Changing password for remote user
Post by: raem on April 06, 2006, 01:38:23 AM

artstar

crazybob answered your question, but you didn't realise it.

Install the free user manager contrib from dungog.
Then assuming your overseas office has a static IP, enter this in the remote access, remote management panel.
Configure user manager to allow users to change their password.

Entering 0.0.0.0 as suggested by santiagon is a BAD idea, as it opens your server manager to access by ANYONE, they just need to crack your password and they are in, it's just a matter of time.

Title: Re: Changing password for remote user
Post by: raem on April 06, 2006, 01:44:12 AM

artstar

If you have installed the free dungog user manager contrib(s) (there are multiple componenets on sme7) and configured a remore IP to allow access, then I believe that the standard user-password function is also accessible via
https://www.yourdomain/user-password

As well you can use
https://www.yourdomain/user-manager

Title: Changing password for remote user
Post by: artstar on April 06, 2006, 06:54:30 AM

thanks all for ur advices!

santiagon> much thanks! it works!

raymitch, crazybob> im gonna try out the dungog contribs soon and look at the additional functions.

Cheers guys :-)