NAME

krang_passwd - change Krang user passwords

SYNOPSIS

krang_password [options] login

Change the password for userX:

  $ krang_passwd userX
  New password:
  Re-type password:

Options:

 --help                 - Displays this menu.

 --man                  - Displays POD for entire script as manpage.

N.B.: passwords must be at least 6 characters in length.

DESCRIPTION

This script changes the password for a Krang user. Note: passwords must be at least 6 characters in length.

METHODS

• main()

  A user object corresponding to 'login' is obtained, a new password is obtained and saved to the user object. 'Password changed.' is printed if the process is a success.

• $new_password = ask_pass()

  Attempts to obtain a valid new password. Returns new password on success exits otherwise.

• set_echo()

  Turns Termios echoing on if supplied an arg, off otherwise