Re: How do u get around expiring password problems

From: colin_lyse (colin_lyse_at_98fgfgs.com)
Date: 10/06/04


Date: 6 Oct 2004 07:57:13 -0500

In article <e9iKXhzqEHA.3876@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl>, "Joe Richards [MVP]" <humorexpress@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Set up two scripts
>
>The first is on your mainframe side, it generates a new password every 80 days.
>
>It then ftp's that password down to some folder on the Intel Server. The intel
>server runs a second script which sets the password on the account. Then the
>mainframe uses the new password.
>
>There are points where this could be insecure but it is more secure than never
>changing your password or opening up FTP to allow anyone to write files to the
>machine.
>
thank. How is the password changed via the script. does it need admin rights
to do so?



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