Password self service

[René Bonte]

I'm looking to configure password self service in a environment where the
users are not using a Novell Client (for Windows and or Linux).

I want the users to be able to change their (universal) password before
doïng a login. Not using the Novell Client this should be a link to a web
based service like iManager or eGuide, but I'm reading contradicting
information about eGuide and cannot find this in iManager.

Who can give me some pointers?

René

eDirectory 8.7.3.9
OES (Linux)
iManager 2.5
Identity Manager 3.0.1 Bundeled Edition

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How are your users going to change their passwords without logging in?
Isn't "logging in" required to give them a web browser to access the
utilities you want?

I'm fairly sure eGuide cannot do this and iManager 2.0.2 was the only
version that could (afaik). The architecture of 2.5 and 2.6 changed in
a way that prevents the user from being able to reset their passwords
via those versions of iManager but you would still need to be logged
into the box...

The current version of the Novell Client on Windows (4.91 SP3) allows
users to change a forgotten password without logging in but they can do
this because the client controls logins (web browsers don't and aren't
available before logging in). This is probably the best way to do this
if your users are all using the Novell Client already. I believe (but
don't have it in front of me to test) that the Novell Client for Linux
has this same feature.

VirtualOffice 1.6 which I believe is current (there may be a 1.7+)
supports forgotten password stuff as well and is very easy to implement.
Also the Novell IDM User Application supports the same. In addition to
these "officially supported" solutions there are a number of free and
open-source solutions available from the world in general and Novell's
CoolSolutions specifically. If you search for 'site:novell.com password
management' (w/out quotes) in Google you will receive a few options that
are free.

Good luck.

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