I want to reset my MAC OSX password , for that i want a GUI. To do that i know in terminal we have to run the following command.
Aug4-2:~ root# passwd
Changing password for root
New password:
Retype new password:
For this i want to provide a user interface, where user can reset user password. We need to use NStask and NSpipe to do this task. If some one have the code snippet please post here
Try Using apple script.
tell application "System Events"
activate
display dialog "Please enter your old Password:" default answer "" with title "Password Reset" with hidden answer
set the PSWD0 to text returned of the result
end tell
tell application "System Events"
activate
display dialog "Please enter a new password:" default answer "" with title "Password Reset" with hidden answer
set the PSWD1 to text returned of the result
end tell
tell application "System Events"
activate
display dialog "Please Re-enter a new password:" default answer "" with title "Password Reset" with hidden answer
set the PSWD2 to text returned of the result
end tell
if PSWD1 = PSWD2 then
if PSWD1 = PSWD0 then
display dialog "Both passwords entered are same" with title "Password Reset"
return
end if
else
display dialog "Re entered Password is different" with title "Password Reset"
return
end if
try
do shell script "dscl . -passwd /Users/$User " & quoted form of PSWD0 & " " & quoted form of PSWD1 & " "
on error errMsg number errorNumber
if 10 = errorNumber then
display dialog "Old password entered is incorrect" with title "Password Reset"
return
else
if 90 = errorNumber then
display dialog "New password is not meeting password policy requirements, Password length is too small" with title "Password Reset"
return
else
if 93 = errorNumber then
display dialog "New password is not meeting password policy requirements ,It should consist of atleast one Numeric character" with title "Password Reset"
return
end if
end if
end if
return
end try
display dialog "password is changed succesfully" with title "Password Reset"
return true