How can site users change their passwords?

[Wouter]

Site users cannot access /cms/profile.vm, where other users change
their passwords. Is there an alternative for them to change their own
passwords?

Thanks,
Wouter

[Alexander Oleynik]

I am afraid that currently there is no way to do that.
But we can implement JSON-RPC call for this in register plugin.

Will such method work for you?

// service call from javascript

Vosao.jsonrpc.registerFrontService.changePassword(function(r) {
// Show success message
}, userId, oldPassword, newPassword);

[Wouter]

Hi Alex,

An RPC call will certainly solve the issue as it makes it possible to create a change-password page. So, yes, it would be great if something like that is possible.

Thanks for the quick reply, and sorry for my late reply; this message unfortunately missed my inbox.

Wouter

[Alexander Oleynik]

Implemented by commit 1070.

Published in register-0.9.1.war

[Wouter]

Hi Alex,

Thanks for adding changePassword to the register plugin. I'm now trying to create a form to use it. Below is what I have so far. At first glance it seems to work, but the service always returns 'success', even if the old password is incorrect, and it never has any effect, even if the old password is correct.

Am I doing something wrong?

Wouter

<script type="text/javascript"><!--

function submitPasswordForm(currentPass, newPass1, newPass2) {

  if (newPass1 == "")

    $('#password-messages').html('<span class="error-message">New password field is empty.</span>');

  else if (newPass1 != newPass2)

    $('#password-messages').html('<span class="error-message">Please enter the same password twice!</span>');

  else

    changePassword(currentPass, newPass1);

  return false;

}

function changePassword(currentPass, newPass) {

  Vosao.jsonrpc.registerFrontService.changePassword(function(r,e) {

    if (Vosao.serviceFailed(e))

    {

      $('#password-messages').html('<span class="error-message">Password change failed.</span>');

      document.location.href = '$page.friendlyURL';

    }

    else if (r.result == 'success')

    {

      $('#password-messages').html('<span class="success-message">Success.</span>');

      document.location.href = '$page.friendlyURL';

    } else {

      $('#password-messages').html('<span class="error-message">' + r.message + '</span>');

    }

  }, $user.id, currentPass, newPass);

}

//-->

</script>

<form method="get" action="$page.friendlyURL" onsubmit="return submitPasswordForm(currentPass.value, newPass1.value, newPass2.value);">

<div><label>Current password:</label> <input name="currentPass" type="password" value=""/></div>

<div><label>New password:</label> <input name="newPass1" type="password" value=""/></div>

<div><label>Retype password:</label> <input name="newPass2" type="password" value=""/></div>

<div id="password-messages"></div>

<div><input name="ChangePassword" type="submit" value="Change Password"/></div>

</form>