Differences
This shows you the differences between the selected revisions of the page.
| 2017-06-01 | 2017-06-01 | ||
| moved from faq_change_passwd (martin) | 5.10 SSH password change (martin) | ||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
| Options for changing your account password differ with [[protocol]] you are using with your server. | Options for changing your account password differ with [[protocol]] you are using with your server. | ||
| - | ===== SFTP protocol ===== | + | ===== SSH protocol (SFTP/SCP) ===== |
| - | Neither [[SSH]] nor [[sftp|SFTP protocol]] provide a method for changing an account password. | + | [[SSH]] protocol allows changing an account password. But many SSH servers, notably the OpenSSH, does not actually allow that. |
| - | However with SSH protocol there are methods by which the server can enforce password change, in case the previous one expires. There are two possible methods, both are supported by WinSCP: | + | If your %%SSH%% server allows changing your account password, go to //Session > Change Password// to request that. &beta_feature |
| + | |||
| + | Also an %%SSH%% server can enforce password change on its own, e.g. in case the previous one expires. This can happen during authentication to the server. There are two possible methods, both are supported by WinSCP: | ||
| * Explicit [[ui_authenticate#password_change|password change]] request. | * Explicit [[ui_authenticate#password_change|password change]] request. | ||
| * Using [[ui_authenticate#keyboard_interactive|keyboard-interactive]] authentication. | * Using [[ui_authenticate#keyboard_interactive|keyboard-interactive]] authentication. | ||
| - | |||
| - | Note that password change via above methods has to be initiated by the server. You cannot request it explicitly yourself. | ||
| ===== FTP protocol ===== | ===== FTP protocol ===== | ||