Re: Trouble changing user passwords

[Howard Chu <hyc@symas.com>]

Kris Vassallo wrote:
> Hello, I am trying to allow my users to change their own passwords using
> the ldappasswd command. When the following command is run
>
> ldappasswd -AxSWD "uid=kris,ou=people,dc=xxxxxxxxx,dc=com"
>
> I get the following back
> Old password:
> Re-enter old password:
> New password:
> Re-enter new password:
> Enter LDAP Password:
> Result: Server is unwilling to perform (53)
> Additional info: use bind to verify old password
>   
This error message means that slapd does not want to receive the old 
password as part of the PasswordModify request. You're only expected to 
provide the old password for the Bind.

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