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...yone, I am following along with the book and branched out a bit to try some stuff on my own. I''ve been working on is a basic user management system - create a user, log in, log out, update your account, that sort of thing. I created a password changer that compares the old password (oldpw) against what''s currently in the database, then updates that record with the new password (newpw). The code in the controller goes like this: def change_password flash[:notice] = "" if request.get? @user = User.new else @user = User.find(session[:user_id]) i...

I have a new problem. I'm currently running Samba4 4.4.16 as an AD/DC. I've been running this AD/DC for several years now. I am using redirected folders. Up to now, domain users logging onto any domain member Windows workstation would get their desktop. Recently I discovered that users now only get their desktop on their "usual" workstation, and the Desktop Target is in fact

...nge the pw using the normal 'passwd', and that does change the domain crentials, but as this is done in a script, I need something that will work with stdin. I've triled chpasswd, but that is only permitted by root. The following did work for me in the yad script: passwd <<EOF $oldpw $newpw $newpw EOF --Mark

...mal 'passwd', and that does change the domain crentials, but > as this is done in a script, I need something that will work with stdin. I've triled chpasswd, > but that is only permitted by root. The following did work for me in the yad script: > > passwd <<EOF > $oldpw > $newpw > $newpw > EOF > Actually, that didn't quite work. It did change the domain password, but didn't reset the expiration days. So today, when the previous password was set to expire. My account was locked out. I had to log onto the AD/DC as the Domain Administrator and do...