passwd-linux
v2.0.0
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Node.js module for checking and changing Linux user and password
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passwd-linux
Node.js module for checking and changing Linux user and password
Installation
$ npm install passwd-linux
Features
* Check if user exist.
* Check if password is correct.
* Change password if user exist.
Usage
Check if user exist
passwd.userExist(username, function (err, response) {
if (err) {
console.log(err);
} else {
if (response) {
console.log('User exist');
} else {
console.log('Unknown user');
}
}
});
Check if password is correct
passwd.checkPassword(username, password, function (err, response) {
if (err) {
console.log(err);
} else {
if (response) {
console.log('Password correct');
} else {
console.log('Password is not correct');
}
}
});
Change password if user exist
passwd.changePassword(username, password, function (err, response) {
if (err) {
console.log(err);
} else {
if (response) {
console.log('Password successfully changed');
} else {
console.log('Error changing password');
}
}
}, 6);
Release History
|Version |Status|Functionality | |--- |--- |--- | |1.0.0 |released |Initial release | |1.0.1 |released |Bug fixes | |1.0.2 |released |Bug fixes | |1.0.3 |released |Bug fixes | |1.0.4 |released |Bug fixes | |1.1.0 |released |Added checkUser and changePassNV methods| |1.2.0 |released |Added checkPassMD5 method| |1.2.1 |released |Bug fixes for: changePassNV and checkUser | |1.2.2 |released |Bug fixes for: changePass | |1.2.3 |released |Added support for MD5 to the change password method | |1.2.4 |released |Bug fixes | |1.2.5 |released |Bug fixes | |1.3.0 |released |Combine checkPassMD5 and checkPassSHA512 to single method: checkPass | |1.3.1 |released |Bug fixes: Now changePass and checkPass return unknownUser| |2.0.0 |released |Rewrite all methods to satisfy 2 open issues|
Todo
- Change method checkPassMD5 from OpenSSL check (using ("child_process").exec) to javascript.