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From: TOMIII@MTUS5.BITNET (Thomas Dwyer III)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.nfs
Subject: Re: Password program needed.
Message-ID: <90342.015839TOMIII@MTUS5.BITNET>
Date: 8 Dec 90 06:58:39 GMT
References: <1741@fornax.UUCP>
Organization: Computing Technology Services, Michigan Technological Univ.
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In article <1741@fornax.UUCP>, chin@fornax.UUCP (Hong Wai Chin) says:
>
>HI, I need a program which will perform similary to NET NAME USERID *
>command but not giving user for a "Abort, Ignore, Retry" option if
>the user put in the wrong passwd. I need the password security in order
>to exclude people from using some resources( e.g. files, printers etc. )
>ANy help will be appreciated.
>
>fred chin@fornax.UUCP


Good luck.  I've been trying to do this for months.  It is possible to
change your uid/gid with a simple program, but I know of no simple way
to authenticate a password.  In this respect, I find the toolkit very
lacking.


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