On Fr, 20 Jan 2012, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote: > [Wolfgang Schweer] > > Changing the Kerberos password using a web browser is sort of > > uncomfortable. > > Yes, but required to get the Samba and LDAP password updated at the > same time. :( If we want to properly handle Samba and LDAP access, we > need to keep these in sync. > > Since yesterday (thanks to #656309), if you only want to change the > Kerberos password, you can use 'passwd', the KDE control panel > (password & user account or something like that), or any other program > using PAM. Thanks, I wasn't aware of #656309 > I am wondering if we should disable the PAM option and tell everyone > to use the web page, to make sure Samba and LDAP access keep working > without confusing users and admins, but am not sure. Well, it couldn't be more confusing than atm. No simple way to explain yet given all the other changes since Lenny. > > The following script uses kdialog boxes and could be executed via > > ALT-F2 or via a .desktop file. It works for me. To be useable in > > GNOME as well, xdialog would be better though but IIRC it looks > > ugly. > > It seem redundant to the passwd and KDE control panel options. Any > particular reason why you want a third option? No longer. Wolfgang
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