Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:49:35 +0000 https://bugs.horde.org/ticket/7835 spawn id exp15 not open Install Passwd into Horde. On the shell works fine with: expect passwd_expect username old_pw new_pw But dont work over Horde/Browser! I get following error in passwd.log root@server1:/tmp# cat passwd.log expect: spawn id exp15 not open while executing "expect -nobrace -re {The authenticity of host.* can't be established.* RSA key fingerprint is.* Are you sure you want to continue connecting.*} {sleep..." invoked from within "expect { -re $fingerprint_string {sleep .5 send yes\r exp_continue} -re $password_string ..." (file "/var/www/https/horde/passwd/config/../scripts/passwd_expect" line 175) root@server1:/tmp# Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:03:19 +0000 https://bugs.horde.org/ticket/7835#t51641 Found the problem, it's not a BUG! Must change in ./passwd/config/backends.php $backends['expect'] = array( 'name' => 'Example Expect Script', ... 'params' => '-ssh -host localhost -output /tmp/passwd.log' ) ); It was: 'params' => '-telnet -host localhost -output /tmp/passwd.log' > Install Passwd into Horde. > > On the shell works fine with: > expect passwd_expect > username > old_pw > new_pw > > But dont work over Horde/Browser! > > I get following error in passwd.log > > root@server1:/tmp# cat passwd.log > expect: spawn id exp15 not open > while executing > "expect -nobrace -re {The authenticity of host.* can't be established.* > RSA key fingerprint is.* > Are you sure you want to continue connecting.*} {sleep..." > invoked from within > "expect { > -re $fingerprint_string {sleep .5 > send yes\r > exp_continue} > -re $password_string ..." > (file > "/var/www/https/horde/passwd/config/../scripts/passwd_expect" line > 175) > root@server1:/tmp# > Sun, 11 Jan 2009 12:19:36 +0000 https://bugs.horde.org/ticket/7835#t51650