NWDSChangeObjectPassword

Changes the authentication password for an eDirectory object once a public/private key pair has been assigned. Does not support international or extended characters in passwords.

Local Servers:blocking
Remote Servers:blocking
NetWare Server:4.x, 5.x, 6.x
Platform:NLM, Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP
Library:Cross-Platform NDS (NET*.*)
Service:NDS

Syntax

C

  #include <nwnet.h> 
  or 
  #include <nwdsasa.h> 
   
  N_EXTERN_LIBRARY (NWDSCCODE)  NWDSChangeObjectPassword  ( 
     NWDSContextHandle   context,  
     nflag32             pwdOption,  
     pnstr8              objectName,  
     pnstr8              oldPassword,  
     pnstr8              newPassword);

Pascal

  uses netwin32 
   
  Function NWDSChangeObjectPassword 
    (context : NWDSContextHandle; 
     pwdOption : nflag32; 
     objectName : pnstr8; 
     oldPassword : pnstr8; 
     newPassword : pnstr8 
  ) : NWDSCCODE;

Parameters

context

(IN) Specifies the NDS context for the request.

pwdOption

(IN) Specifies which password to change. Select from the following:

Value

Constant

Description

0

ALL_PASSWORDS

All passwords are changed.

1

NDS_PASSWORD

Only the eDirectory password is changed.

2

NT_PASSWORD

Only the NT password is changed (the NT password that NDS4NT in eDirectory).

4

AD_PASSWORD

Only the AD/NT password (serviced by password sync).
objectName

(IN) Points to the object name whose password is to be changed.

oldPassword

(IN) Points to the object’s current password.

newPassword

(IN) Points to the object’s new password.

Return Values

0x0000 0000

SUCCESSFUL

nonzero value

Nonzero values indicate errors. See NDS Return Values.

Remarks

For NWDSChangeObjectPassword to succeed, oldPassword must be correct. If no value is currently assigned to the password, oldPassword should point to a zero-length string.

If no new password value is desired, newPassword should point to a zero-length string.

If an application has a local copy of any password value, the value should be erased as soon as possible to prevent compromising the security of the password.

The NT_PASSWORD option works only if the eDirectory for NT product has been installed. If this flag is passed in and the eDirectory for NT product has not been installed, an error is returned.

If the ALL_PASSWORDS option is set, the NDS_PASSWORD operation is performed first. If successful, other password operations are attempted, but error conditions are not returned for the other operations.

NOTE:NWDSChangePwdEx supports international and extended characters and is recommended in place of NWDSChangeObjectPassword.

NCP Calls

See Also

NWDSGenerateObjectKeyPair