[Mailman-Users] Disabling passwords

[Dan Mick]

> >> Or is there a way to set a password whitout having to go through  the
> >> webinterface.
> 
> >> I have to change the passwords for over a 100 users on 20 lists so some
> >> sort of command line tool/python script that takes a mailinglist username
> >> and passwd would come in very handy.
> 
> > Using withlist, it would be pretty easy to write; the passwords
> > are stored in a simple array indexed by username.
> 
> > Of course you have to know a little bit of Python.  If you're
> 
> Ehm, yeah,
> that's my main problem.
> I know almost no Python 
> (in fact all I know is that it's loops are indent based ;) )
> 
> > desperate I'll hack something up for you.  Meanwhile here's the
> 
> Please do. I really am desperate ;)

So, it's been forever since you asked, but here's a way to change
user passwords from the commandline:

First, get patch 102211 for withlist from sourceforge:

https://sourceforge.net/patch/?func=detailpatch&patch_id=102211&group_id=103

Here it is, in case you want to apply it without dealing with sourceforge,
but beware the cut'n'paste monsters.

Index: withlist
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/mailman/mailman/bin/withlist,v
retrieving revision 1.10
diff -u -r1.10 withlist
--- withlist    2000/09/11 03:58:57     1.10
+++ withlist    2000/11/02 00:49:55
@@ -134,10 +134,11 @@
     except getopt.error, m:
         usage(m)
 
-    if len(args) <> 1:
+    if len(args) < 1:
         usage('No list name supplied.')
 
     listname = string.lower(args[0])
+    args = args[1:]
     lock = 0
     run = None
 
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@
         write('Importing', module, '...', file=sys.stderr)
         mod = __import__(module)
         write('Running %s.%s()' % (module, callable), '...', file=sys.stderr)
-        r = getattr(mod, callable)(m)
+        r = getattr(mod, callable)(m, args)
 
 
Next, use this file with the new withlist:

def pw(list, args):
    list.Lock()
    while args:
        a = args[0]; del args[0]
        p = args[0]; del args[0]

        print "%s's password changed from '%s' to '%s'" % \
            (a, list.passwords[a], p)
        list.passwords[a] = p
    list.Save()
    list.Unlock()
    
as follows:

bin/withlist -r pw.pw <user> <newpass> [ <user> <newpass> ... ]

Not much error-checking; I leave that to you.  But it works.