passwd-linux

Node.js module for checking and changing Linux user and password

Installation

bash
$  npm install passwd-linux



Features
    * Check if user exist.
    * Check if password is correct.
    * Change password if user exist.

Usage

Check if user exist`js 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

`js 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

`js 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

Todo

* Change method checkPassMD5 from OpenSSL check (using ("child_process").exec) to javascript.

License

MIT

Installation

bash
$ npm install passwd-linux

Features

* Check if user exist.
* Check if password is correct.
* Change password if user exist.

Usage

Check if user exist

js
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

js
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

js
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