}
}
-$new->_password($old->_password) if $old;
-if ( $cgi->param('clear_password') eq '*HIDDEN*'
- || $cgi->param('clear_password') =~ /^\(.* encrypted\)$/ ) {
- die "fatal: no previous account to recall hidden password from!" unless $old;
+# check whether the password is set as "fixed" in the service def. if so,
+# ignore the password that was submitted and use the fixed value.
+
+my $psc = $part_svc->part_svc_column('_password');
+if ( $psc->columnflag eq 'F' ) {
+
+ $new->set('_password', $psc->columnvalue);
+
} else {
- my $newpass = $cgi->param('clear_password');
- if ( !$old or ! $old->check_password($newpass) ) {
- # then the password is being changed
- $error ||= $new->is_password_allowed($newpass)
- || $new->set_password($newpass);
+
+ $new->_password($old->_password) if $old;
+ if ( $cgi->param('clear_password') eq '*HIDDEN*'
+ || $cgi->param('clear_password') =~ /^\(.* encrypted\)$/ ) {
+ die "fatal: no previous account to recall hidden password from!"
+ unless $old;
+ } else {
+ my $newpass = $cgi->param('clear_password');
+ if ( !$old or ! $old->check_password($newpass) ) {
+ # then the password is being changed
+ $error ||= $new->is_password_allowed($newpass)
+ || $new->set_password($newpass);
+ }
}
+
}
if ( ! $error ) {