[Mailman-Users] Setting Someones Initial Password

Mark Sapiro mark at msapiro.net
Wed Feb 6 23:00:31 CET 2008


Dylan Jenkinson wrote:
>
>I have tried constructing a URL similar to the last problem, but while 
>it lets me into the users options, it doesn't actually change their 
>password. I have tried the following:
>
>http://[istdomain]/options/inex/[emailsddress]?password=[adminpw]&newpw=[newpw]&confpw=[newpw]
>http://[istdomain]/options/inex/[emailsddress]?newpw=[newpw]&confpw=[newpw]&password=[adminpw]


Either of the above is almost right (order doesn't matter). You're
missing the submit button. You need to add

  &changepw

to either of the above. You don't have to give it a value as we only
check for its presence.

-- 
Mark Sapiro <mark at msapiro.net>        The highway is for gamblers,
San Francisco Bay Area, California    better use your sense - B. Dylan



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