--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2002/02/14 20:44:26	1.201
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2002/02/25 14:33:58	1.203
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.201 2002/02/14 20:44:26 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.203 2002/02/25 14:33:58 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -138,7 +138,22 @@ sub subreply {
 sub reply {
     my ($cmd,$server)=@_;
     my $answer=subreply($cmd,$server);
-    if ($answer eq 'con_lost') { $answer=subreply($cmd,$server); }
+    if ($answer eq 'con_lost') {
+       sleep 5; 
+       $answer=subreply($cmd,$server);
+       if ($answer eq 'con_lost') {
+	   &logthis("Second attempt con_lost on $server");
+           my $peerfile="$perlvar{'lonSockDir'}/$server";
+           my $client=IO::Socket::UNIX->new(Peer    =>"$peerfile",
+                                            Type    => SOCK_STREAM,
+                                            Timeout => 10)
+                      or return "con_lost";
+           &logthis("Killing socket");
+           print $client "close_connection_exit\n";
+           sleep 5;
+           $answer=subreply($cmd,$server);       
+       }   
+    }
     if (($answer=~/^refused/) || ($answer=~/^rejected/)) {
        &logthis("<font color=blue>WARNING:".
                 " $cmd to $server returned $answer</font>");
@@ -348,6 +363,41 @@ sub spareserver {
     return $spareserver;
 }
 
+# --------------------------------------------- Try to change a user's password
+
+sub changepass {
+    my ($uname,$udom,$currentpass,$newpass,$server)=@_;
+    $currentpass = &escape($currentpass);
+    $newpass     = &escape($newpass);
+    my $answer = reply("encrypt:passwd:$udom:$uname:$currentpass:$newpass",
+		       $server);
+    if (! $answer) {
+	&logthis("No reply on password change request to $server ".
+		 "by $uname in domain $udom.");
+    } elsif ($answer =~ "^ok") {
+        &logthis("$uname in $udom successfully changed their password ".
+		 "on $server.");
+    } elsif ($answer =~ "^pwchange_failure") {
+	&logthis("$uname in $udom was unable to change their password ".
+		 "on $server.  The action was blocked by either lcpasswd ".
+		 "or pwchange");
+    } elsif ($answer =~ "^non_authorized") {
+        &logthis("$uname in $udom did not get their password correct when ".
+		 "attempting to change it on $server.");
+    } elsif ($answer =~ "^auth_mode_error") {
+        &logthis("$uname in $udom attempted to change their password despite ".
+		 "not being locally or internally authenticated on $server.");
+    } elsif ($answer =~ "^unknown_user") {
+        &logthis("$uname in $udom attempted to change their password ".
+		 "on $server but were unable to because $server is not ".
+		 "their home server.");
+    } elsif ($answer =~ "^refused") {
+	&logthis("$server refused to change $uname in $udom password because ".
+		 "it was sent an unencrypted request to change the password.");
+    }
+    return $answer;
+}
+
 # ----------------------- Try to determine user's current authentication scheme
 
 sub queryauthenticate {