Biju, Glad you fixed it. Please post to the mailing list in the future, not privately to me. - Paul On 7/8/07, Biju Oomman <biju.blore@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Paul,,,, > Sorry for the trouble... i sorted it out... The trouble shooting part opf > the READ ME file helped me in finding out what mistake I made > > I did a > chmod 4750 chpasswd* > > and it went fine > > Thnaks a lot for the help > > Biju > > > On 7/9/07, Biju Oomman <biju.blore@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi Paul, > > Thanks a lot for the help. > > > > The change_passwd plugin i am using is change_passwd- 4.0-1.2.8. > > > > The error i am getting while changing the password is > > > > Change Password > > An error has occurred while attempting to change your password. Please > contact your system administrator. > > > > I am not able to find any errors in the log file... > > > > Biju > > > > > > > > On 7/7/07, Paul Lesniewski < paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > I am facing a problem with the change_passwd plugin in squirrel mail > > > > > > Then why is the subject of your email "SquirrelMail"? > > > > > > > MY Operating system is fedora core 5 > > > > I am using a sendmail and Dovecot for IMAP. > > > > My squirrelmail version is squirrelmail-1.4.6. > > > > > > You should upgrade before expecting much in the way of support for > > > what is a pretty old version of SM. > > > > > > > My mail users login credentials are stored in /etc/passwd and > /etc/shadow.. > > > > > > > > I tried using the change_passwd plugin from squirrelmail.org site... > but its > > > > not working... > > > > > > > > WIth one plugin i got and error...."Some error happened. Pls contact > system > > > > administrator" > > > > > > EXACTLY WHICH plugin? Please give the EXACT error message. > > > > > > > with another plugin i got a message... " The new password is not > correct" > > > > (but here i supplied the new passowrd with 8 charecter length with > numbers > > > > and charecter) > > > > > > EXACTLY WHICH plugin? Please give the EXACT error message. > > > > > > > i couldnt find any compatible plugins suiting with > squirrelmailmail-1.4.6 > > > > > > If possible, always use change_pass. Your 2nd choice is > > > change_passwd. When you post again, explain WHICH one you are using > > > and what the EXACT error is you cannot fix, but ONLY after you have > > > searched the mailing list archives ( gmane.org ) for the same error. > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ -- squirrelmail-users mailing list Posting Guidelines: http://www.squirrelmail.org/wiki/MailingListPostingGuidelines List Address: squirrelmail-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx List Archives: http://news.gmane.org/thread.php?group=gmane.mail.squirrelmail.user List Archives: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=2995 List Info: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/squirrelmail-users