[Zope] Changing the password of an unauthenticated user

[Andreas Jung]

The corresponding is manage_users() to change one or more
accounts of an acl_users instance (check out the API for
details). You need the corresponding permissions to
perform actions on the user folder. I suggest to use a
PythonScript and give it the Manager proxy role but be
aware of the security risk. You can also check out CMFs
password recovery mechanism (I think there is one).

-aj
--On Dienstag, 18. Februar 2003 12:31 -0800 Asad Habib 
<ahabib1357@yahoo.com> wrote:

> --- Andreas Jung <lists@andreas-jung.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> --On Dienstag, 18. Februar 2003 12:04 -0800 Asad
>> Habib
>> <ahabib1357@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Does anyone know if it is possible to change the
>> > password of an anonymous user(i.e. a user that
>> hasn't
>> > authenticated)? Any help would be greatly
>> appreciated.
>> > Thanks.
>>
>> Are you kidding? The Anonymous User is anonymous
>> because he
>> is not authenticated....your question makes no
>> sense.
>>
>> -aj
>
> Well, let me explain what I am trying to do. In the
> event that a user that already has a Zope account
> forgets his/her password, I would like to email them a
> new password. However, for this new password to be
> valid, I have to change their old password. How do I
> change their old password when they haven't
> authenticated themselves(for the current Zope session)
> in the first place? Any help would be greatly
> appreciated. Thanks.
>
> -Asad
>
>
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