[Using Sakai] Option to reset the user password if lost

Mon Jun 7 04:47:39 PDT 2010

Dear Stephen,
Yes, I did restart the tomcat.

Regards
Abdul Khader

On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 5:16 PM, Stephen Marquard <stephen.marquard at uct.ac.za
> wrote:

> Hi Abdul,
>
> Did you restart the app server after changing the sakai.properties
> settings? The values are read only once, on startup.
>
> Regards
> Stephen
>
> >>> Abdul khader <akhader at gmail.com> 6/7/2010 1:05 PM >>>
> Thanks for the detailed answer.
> The screen shot I have attached was to show you that my account is a
> registered type and still rSmart allows the password to be reset from the
> !gateway site(The ,main page).
> However, the same is not possible in 2.6.2. I enabled the reset-password
> and
> it shows up in the main page. But when I try to change the password for a
> registered account, it give an error saying, only guest accounts can change
> the password using this option.
>
> So, here is what I want.
> I want to use the reset-password to change the passwords for all type of
> users(registered, staff, guest etc).
> Please help me in achieving this.
>
> Many Thanks
> Abdul Khader
>
> On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 4:40 AM, Steve Swinsburg
> <steve.swinsburg at gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > That screen is the Account page which can be found in your My Workspace.
> If
> > your account is an internal Sakai account (ie you created it in Sakai),
> and
> > you haven't removed the permissions that allow account edits, then you
> can
> > reset the password. This tool allows a logged in user to reset their own
> > password to something else they choose.
> >
> > There is also the Password Reset tool which you can add to the !gateway
> > site (ie front page) of your Sakai instance and configure it to allow any
> > user type to reset your password. If you note on the rSmart login page,
> > underneath the login box there is a 'Forgot Password?' link. This links
> to
> > the Reset password tool. This tools allows a user who cannot login, the
> > option to enter the email address associated with their account, and have
> a
> > new password generated for them and sent via email so they can login.
> > If you add this tool, you can configure it in sakai.properties via the
> > properties you mentioned before:
> >
> > resetRoles.count=4
> >>> resetRoles.1=guest
> >>> resetRoles.2=associate
> >>> resetRoles.3=staff
> >>> resetRoles.4=registered
> >>
> >>
> > So those user types should be able to reset their password via the
> Password
> > reset tool on the gateway. VCheck the type of user that is trying to
> change
> > their password. Also note that if these accounts are coming from an
> external
> > system, eg LDAP, then you can't change your password.
> >
> > So you have two options for password reset, logged in or not, both
> distinct
> > use cases.
> >
> > cheers,
> > Steve
> >
> > p.s. This brings up another issue, the naming of the properties is
> > confusing since they relate to user types not a roles. I've filed a JIRA
> to
> > change this at http://jira.sakaiproject.org/browse/SAK-18624).
> >
> >
> >
> > On 06/06/2010, at 7:55 PM, Abdul khader wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> > Please find attached the screen shot of the page. It is a registered
> > account.
> > The page shows the functionality to reset the password of the registered
> > user in sakai. This instance of sakai is available on the following URL.
> > https://mysakai.rsmart.com/xsl-portal
> >
> > Anyone can register and then use the password reset button to reset their
> > password. And it allows even the registered users to reset their
> passwords.
> >
> > I would like the same functionality in 2.6.2. When I configure it, it
> only
> > allows to reset the password for guest type users and no one else.
> >
> > Please let me know how to achieve this.
> >
> > Regards
> > Abdul Khader
> >
> > On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 12:46 PM, Steve Swinsburg <
> > steve.swinsburg at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> The link you see there 'Forgot password' actually just links to the
> Reset
> >> Password tool in the Sakai instance, you'll note its the same screen.
> >>
> >> What is the user type of the user you are trying to reset the password
> >> for? And is it an internal account or an externally provided one, eg
> from
> >> LDAP?
> >>
> >> cheers,
> >> Steve
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 9:44 AM, Abdul khader <akhader at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Dear All,
> >>> Stepped across https://mysakai.rsmart.com/xsl-portal
> >>> This is sakai and still has the ability to reset registered users
> >>> passwords. Is that a custom code written by those people or some
> >>> functionality achieved by tweaking sakai.properties file.
> >>>
> >>> I tried setting the following values in sakai.properties.
> >>>
> >>> visibleTools at
> >>> org.sakaiproject.tool.api.ActiveToolManager=sakai.resetpass
> >>> resetRoles.count=4
> >>> resetRoles.1=guest
> >>> resetRoles.2=associate
> >>> resetRoles.3=staff
> >>> resetRoles.4=registered
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> But only guest accounts are allowed to change the password ?
> >>>
> >>> Regards
> >>> Abdul Khader
> >>>
> >>> On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 2:12 AM, Abdul khader <akhader at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Thanks for the quick and complete answers.
> >>>> I will explore the properties to extend and use it.
> >>>>
> >>>> Should I raise this requirement as a feature request ? Will this be an
> >>>> enhancement request ? Is this functionality desirable ?
> >>>>
> >>>> Regards
> >>>> Abdul Khader
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 2:04 AM, Matthew Jones <jonespm at umich.edu
> >wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> I believe you can use that property to adjust which roles are
> eligible
> >>>>> for reset
> >>>>>
> >>>>> For example:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> *resetRoles.count=2
> >>>>> resetRoles.1=guest
> >>>>> resetRoles.2=registered*
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The workflow that you're describing would require code that I don't
> >>>>> believe exists and would be a custom solution. You probably could use
> the
> >>>>> reset-password tool [1] to get some ideas or extend it so that only
> certain
> >>>>> users have access to the tool to send out password resets if this was
> a
> >>>>> local requirement.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Many production installations use an external provider to control
> >>>>> passwords such as LDAP and don't use this tool. This would also be
> more
> >>>>> complex to setup but might offer some possibilities.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> [1] https://source.sakaiproject.org/svn/reset-pass/trunk/
> >>>>>
> >>>>> -Matthew
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 4:21 PM, Abdul khader <akhader at gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> That looks very good. Thanks.
> >>>>>> Looks like it is applicable to only the guest accounts, how do I
> make
> >>>>>> this functionality available for regular users and teachers.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> If not, is there any way I can delegate the authority of changing
> the
> >>>>>> password for a group of students to a teacher. So that, if the
> student
> >>>>>> looses his password, he can request his teacher to reset it.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Regards
> >>>>>> Abdul Khader
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 12:53 AM, Matthew Jones <jonespm at umich.edu
> >wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> You can add the Reset Password tool to the gateway
> >>>>>>> (sakai.resetpass)l. Use these instructions:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> http://collab.sakaiproject.org/pipermail/sakai-dev/2009-July/002570.html
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> <
> http://collab.sakaiproject.org/pipermail/sakai-dev/2009-July/002570.html
> >Also,
> >>>>>>> there was some work done to make the login page a little easier to
> customize
> >>>>>>> and add a link to the reset password tool as part of
> >>>>>>> http://jira.sakaiproject.org/browse/SAK-15324. However the
> earliest
> >>>>>>> these changes this would be in a release is 2.7.1 or more likely
> 2.8.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> -Matthew
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Abdul khader <akhader at gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Dear All,
> >>>>>>>> Is there any way by which a sakai user can reset his/her password
> if
> >>>>>>>> lost. if the user forgets his password, is there anyway he can get
> the
> >>>>>>>> password or get his password reset ?
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> I am using 2.6.2 version.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Regards
> >>>>>>>> Abdul Khader
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