1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/password-model.lua b/password-model.lua
index 33dffbd..90fa50d 100644
--- a/password-model.lua
+++ b/password-model.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 -- password model methods
 module (..., package.seeall)
 strsplit = require "split"
+require "fs"
 
 -- no initializer in model - use controller.init for that
 
@@ -17,3 +18,21 @@ get = function (self)
 	return (cfe{value=status, name="password"})
 end
 
+--setup so that it will compare password input
+set = function (self, cmd1, cmd2) 
+	if cmd1 ~= cmd2 then report = "Invalid or non matching password. Try again" 
+	else
+	command = "/usr/bin/cryptpw" .. " " .. cmd1
+	f = io.popen(command)
+	c = f:read("*l")
+	f:close()
+	--this is hardcoded for root should be easy to change
+	newpass = "root:" .. c
+	t = fs.search_replace("/etc/shadow", "root:[!%w%$%/%.]+", newpass)
+	fs.write_file("/etc/shadow", fs.ipairs_string(t))
+	report = "Success. New password set."
+	end
+	return( cfe{value=report, name="report"})
+end
+
+