Help to change password over ssh

[lb]

Hello, I'm trying to change password on AirOS over ssh. I want to do a script that do it automatically in Nano (2/5), Bullet (2/5) and others AirOs based radios.

I have already tried to change the password of file /etc/passwd, but after reboot the old password return. Then I changed the password in file /tmp/system.cfg and the system saved the password after reboot.

In both cases I can access the radio over ssh and web with new password but I can't change the password over the web because it says that current password is wrong.

Thanks for any help.

P.S. Excuse my english, I'm still learning.

[freemam]

Hello, I'm trying to change password on AirOS over ssh. I want to do a script that do it automatically in Nano (2/5), Bullet (2/5) and others AirOs based radios.

I have already tried to change the password of file /etc/passwd, but after reboot the old password return. Then I changed the password in file /tmp/system.cfg and the system saved the password after reboot.

In both cases I can access the radio over ssh and web with new password but I can't change the password over the web because it says that current password is wrong.

Thanks for any help.

P.S. Excuse my english, I'm still learning.

A writed in the other post..

If you are able to write a script, I can collaborate whit you ;)
A good solution is simulate WEB access to modify the pwd.

Read this link, can help you (scroll up to "Scripting batch operations" section): http://dren.dk/ubi.html (http://dren.dk/ubi.html)

[freemam]

In both cases I can access the radio over ssh and web with new password but I can't change the password over the web because it says that current password is wrong.

Can you post an example of new password?

[WHT]

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[freemam]

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Please?

I have asked how to insert new password in the CFG file... or I are wrong?

[lb]

Can you post an example of new password?
For example the password "secret".

Using the php crypt() function I got "$1$ParsnnJ0$OC7rna5RByzIv0b3aVxw9". If I change the file /etc/passwd with this encrypted password I'm able to connect over ssh or web, but I can't change the password over web and sometimes I will need it.

I used the sshpass to connect and edit the file /etc/passwd.

Now I'm reading the content on http://dren.dk/ubi.html

[skyhook]

For example the password "secret".

Using the php crypt() function I got "$1$ParsnnJ0$OC7rna5RByzIv0b3aVxw9". If I change the file /etc/passwd with this encrypted password I'm able to connect over ssh or web, but I can't change the password over web and sometimes I will need it.

I used the sshpass to connect and edit the file /etc/passwd.

Now I'm reading the content on http://dren.dk/ubi.html

Chek for two issues:

1) WEB GUI consider ONLY first 8 chars. If you use longer string, the AirOS consider ONLY first 8 chars.. Check for my old post on this issue... i.e: if you use "abcdefgh1234" as password, you can access the GUI entering "abcdefgh", "abcdefgh1", "abcdefgh12", "abcdefgh1234".. try it!
http://www.ubnt.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7064 (http://www.ubnt.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7064&highlight=password+char)

2) I noticed that same password have DIFFERENT corrispondending string... this can be a problem or not (for this manual editing)?

Make sure that all password are the same on all files (system.cfg, passwd, ...)

[lb]

1) Yes, I know about the bug of password lenght.

2) I think it depends on wich encrypt function you use. I have already tried to find the encrypt function used by AirOs, but without sucesss.

Fortunately, the script airos-passwd.pl (http://dren.dk/ubi.html) that freeman indicated to me worked fine.

[freemam]

1) Yes, I know about the bug of password lenght.

2) I think it depends on wich encrypt function you use. I have already tried to find the encrypt function used by AirOs, but without sucesss.

Fortunately, the script airos-passwd.pl (http://dren.dk/ubi.html) that freeman indicated to me worked fine.


Good.

Can you hep me to write a script to enable SSH like airos-passwd.pl script?

[lb]

What you need exactly?

A script that connect on AirOS over web and check the option "Enable SSH Server" on SERVICES.CGI ?

[freemam]

What you need exactly?

A script that connect on AirOS over web and check the option "Enable SSH Server" on SERVICES.CGI ?

Yes.
I will send a PM ;)

[oojoshua]

For the NS5M Mimo gear (v5.2) these scripts no longer work.

Here is a script that will change passwords using the web interface: Adopted from the one posted by the gent above.

Please note that perl is NOT one of my best languages, you have been warned!


#!/usr/bin/perl
use FindBin qw($Bin $Script);
use WWW::Mechanize;

die "Syntax: $Script <user> <old-password> <new-password> <ro-user> <ro-password> <address> ...
Changes the password on 1 or more AirOS units.
" unless @ARGV >= 6;

my $user = shift @ARGV;
my $op = shift @ARGV;
my $np = shift @ARGV;
my $rouser = shift @ARGV;
my $ropass = shift @ARGV;
my @addresses = @ARGV;

open L, ">>$Bin/$Script.log" or die "Unable to write to $Bin.log: $!";

sub l {
print STDERR @_;
print L @_;
}

for my $a (@addresses) {

l "Changing password on $a\n";

my $mech = WWW::Mechanize->new();
my $entry;
my $start = "http://$a/login.cgi?uri=/system.cgi";

$mech->get($start);
$mech->field('username',$user);
$mech->field('password',$op);
$response = $mech->submit(); # to get login cookie

if (!$response->is_success) {
l $response->status_line, "\n";
}

$mech->get(qq|http://$a/system.cgi|);
$mech->field('NewPassword',$np);
$mech->field('NewPassword2',$np);
$mech->field('OldPassword',$op);
$mech->field('ro_status', "enabled");
$mech->field('rousername', $rouser);
$mech->field('roPassword', $ropass);
$mech->field('hasRoPassword', "true");
$mech->click_button(name => "change");

$response = $mech->submit();

if (!$response->is_success) {
l $response->status_line, "\n";
}

$response = $mech->get(qq|http://$a/apply.cgi|);

if (!$response->is_success) {
l $response->status_line, "\n";
}


}

close L;

exit 0;