Re: Changing Oracle passwords by end users

In article <3ck1ic$o7t_at_news.xs4all.nl> schaaph_at_xs1.xs4all.nl (schaaph) writes:
>: In article <3c1iu3$8d5_at_news.xs4all.nl> I wrote:
>: >From: schaaph_at_xs1.xs4all.nl (schaaph)
>: >Subject: Changing Oracle passwords by end users
>: >Date: 6 Dec 1994 11:46:10 GMT
 

>: >Hello world,
>: >has anybody ever tried to do the following for changing the Oracle password:
>: >- Let the user enter the old password en the new password twice.
>: >- The program should check the old password (to prevent a joker from
>: >changing the password on a deserted workstation)
>: >- The program should check if the two new entries are equal
>: >- The program should alter the password.
 

>: >Setup:
>: >Forms 3.0, Menu 5.0, Plus 3.1 on MS-DOS clients, Oracle 7.0 (on RS-6000).
>: >
>: >I would appreciate any pointer,
>
>Lawrence James (James.Lawrence_at_epamail.epa.gov) wrote:
>
>: You've got SQLForms, make a form that does that!
 

>: Lawrence....
>
>You make it sound trivial. Two questions: How to check the old password?
>(the only way I see is using a user exit)
  Yes, that is the case.
 And how to set the new password
>(can I use alter user statements in V2 style triggers?
  You can call a procedure that executes a SQL statement, passed in a charater string.
>Teijo Doornkamp (doornkampt_at_vertis.nl)

  Andrew Jones (LRPR_at_UNB.CA) "##include <standard disclaimer>"

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