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Obsolete Releases => SME Server 7.x => Topic started by: veeresh on November 22, 2010, 09:59:00 AM

Title: user-password external access
Post by: veeresh on November 22, 2010, 09:59:00 AM

Hi,

Have Sme server being used as an email server only, with users accessing via webmail.

How can we give external access for user-password page, so that users can change their password themselves.

Thanks

Veeresh

Title: Re: user-password external access
Post by: janet on November 22, 2010, 11:43:02 AM

veeresh

SME by default does not allow for external access to change password etc, as it sets up strict security.
You need to specify the external IP of the host that users are accessing from, in the Remote Access panel.

You can also use the following contrib to limit access only to the change password panel/function.
http://www.dungog.net/wiki/Usermanager
Note the comment at the very end in Notes section re Internet access where it still requires you to enter the remote host IP (as mentioned above).

Alternatively users can access the server via VPN, and then as part of the local network they can change their password using the URL referred to in server manager.