[pmwiki-users] AuthUser allowing Users to change passwords. without touching Authuser, thus a Form ?

[Crisses]

On Nov 14, 2006, at 6:29 PM, Boris Schwarz wrote:

> Hi,
>
> how can i allow users to change their passwords without having to
> edit the AuthUser page and setting the (:encrypt password:) markup.
> Is there a form that will allow them to perform this, similiar to
> HtpasswdForm. I tried using HtpasswdForm, but from what I understood
> this script will only work if AuthUser is set to work with apache
> authentication or am i misunderstanding something?
>
> Thank You
>
> Boris Schwarz


Just to note:  I haven't used the htpasswd authentication.

I believe that you do not need to involve Apache at all to use the  
htpasswd authentication mechanisms in PmWiki. I believe it's only a  
matter of the file format being used by PmWiki to grab usernames and  
password confirmation.

So you should be able to use htpasswd without changes to  
your .htaccess or needing access to apache's logs.  If the method of  
password encryption is not available to the web user (which is what  
PmWiki would be), the method won't work.  If it is accessible to  
PmWiki, PmWiki can use an htpasswd formatted file to create users and  
passwords.


Alternatively, if you don't mind using a database, there's Cookbook/ 
AuthUserDBase which allows users to change their passwords, sends  
them an email authenticating they are real, etc.

I believe that ZAP may also have user management that allows the user  
to change their password.

Crisses