On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 08:36, Robert Nesius <nesius at gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 10:57 PM, Andrew Berg <bahamutzero8825 at gmail.com> wrote: >> I need a simple web interface to let users change their passwords. I >> don't want them to have shell access since they wouldn't know how to use >> it (and it limits what an attacker can do if the account is >> compromised). Usermin doesn't always work right, and it seems to screw >> up passwords, making it impossible for users to log in via FTP (and >> probably other services like HTTP). I want it to be a simple interface >> to passwd (Usermin uses MD5 hashes for some reason and passwd uses >> SHA-512). I have Apache already set up (and users are authenticated >> using their system account credentials; no anonymous users are allowed), >> so it doesn't need its own webserver capabilities. > > Why not just set their shell to a stub-shell that only allows them to > run the passwd command, or allows them to log out? > > -Rob > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > SFTP is an option. But Retroshare can do large files FAST. and encryptd end to end. It sounds like though in a few stements you made you're saying ftp sharing. But some other statements you have made hint at you need the ability to ulaod files but version control. So SVN, GIT and CVS would work and a lock file coud be created when one person opens that file. Generic email accts are set somewhere between 10-20mb for attachment. Split and cat are good for breaking up and file and reassemling it at the other end. VP -- -- If there is a question to the validity of this email please phone for validation. Proudly presented by Mutt, GNUPG, Vi/m and GNU/Linux via CopyLeft. GNU/Linux is about Freedom to compute as you want and need to, and share your work unencumbered and have others do the same with you. Key : 0xD53A8E1