options.py - Made the ability for a list admin to change a members password

              conditional on mm_cfg.OWNERS_CAN_CHANGE_MEMBER_PASSWORDS.

Defaults.py.in - Added OWNERS_CAN_CHANGE_MEMBER_PASSWORDS = No.

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Mailman/Defaults.py.in b/Mailman/Defaults.py.in
index 0bedbc6e..8f8c64f0 100644
--- a/Mailman/Defaults.py.in
+++ b/Mailman/Defaults.py.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- python -*-
 
-# Copyright (C) 1998-2007 by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 1998-2008 by the Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
@@ -785,6 +785,12 @@ OWNERS_CAN_DELETE_THEIR_OWN_LISTS = No
 # but can have a heavy impact on the performance of your system.
 OWNERS_CAN_ENABLE_PERSONALIZATION = No
 
+# Set this variable to Yes to allow list owners to change a member's password
+# from the member's options page.  Do not do this if list owners aren't all
+# trustworthy as it allows a list owner to change a member's password and then
+# log in as the member and make global changes.
+OWNERS_CAN_CHANGE_MEMBER_PASSWORDS = No
+
 # Should held messages be saved on disk as Python pickles or as plain text?
 # The former is more efficient since we don't need to go through the
 # parse/generate roundtrip each time, but the latter might be preferred if you