Re: CGI to change system password master.passwd via a Web page

[Scott Francis <darkuncle@darkuncle.net>]

On Fri, Jun 14, 2002 at 01:47:16PM -0300, malfunkshun@globaldatanet.com.br
said:
> Hi,
>
> someone known a CGI to change the system password (/etc/master.passwd) of
> OpenBSD users box via a Web page running on Apache web server ?
> Any information can be helpfull.

Go use google. This question comes up about once every month or two on this
list. Lots of options out there, all of them with the dubious security hole
of allowing HTTP users to perform root-level functions on your
otherwise-secure box.
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