I need to change the password programmatically in...
Articles and Tips: qna
01 Mar 2003
Q.
I need to change the password programmatically in a ConsoleOne snap-in. For the password I need two things. The first is a method like
userHelper.changePassword(ofThisObject, toThisString);
and an interactive solution
PasswordDialog d = new PasswordDialog; d.show();
The Dialog should optimally pop up the eDirectory password dialog that is uses to set a user's password. Since I need that password setting thing pretty badly, any non-interactive solution is welcome too.
A.
To change the password, you need to read up on the AuthenticationNamespace, which has methods for setting or changing an NDS password. To set a password, you need the object entry. The password is entered by the user at a dialog box:
//Set the password for a given object entry.
ndsns.setPassword(objEntry);
The operation for changing a password is similar:
//Change the password for a given object entry.
ndsns.changePassword(objEntry);
* Originally published in Novell AppNotes
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