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Using LDAP authentication (apache mod_ldap with REMOTE_USER, autologins) --
users are unable to change their password through the wiki forms, so it's
helpful to disable the option (to avoid confusion).

Simple patch below to check a variable (might be better to hook the preferences
page such that an extension can change the HTML generated for the change
password section, or disable it altogether):

(diff is against 1.159 version of includes/SpecialPreferences.php in CVS)

--- SpecialPreferences.php	2006-01-26 10:35:08.000000000 -0700
+++ SpecialPreferences.php.new	2006-01-26 10:35:02.000000000 -0700
@@ -632,27 +632,28 @@
 		$wgOut->addHTML('</table>');
 
 		# Password
-		$this->mOldpass = htmlspecialchars( $this->mOldpass );
-		$this->mNewpass = htmlspecialchars( $this->mNewpass );
-		$this->mRetypePass = htmlspecialchars( $this->mRetypePass );
-
-		$wgOut->addHTML( '<fieldset><legend>' . wfMsg( 'changepassword' ) .
'</legend><table>');
-		$wgOut->addHTML(
-			$this->addRow(
-				'<label for="wpOldpass">' . wfMsg( 'oldpassword' ) . '</label>',
-				"<input type='password' name='wpOldpass' id='wpOldpass'
value=\"{$this->mOldpass}\" size='20' />"
-			) .
-			$this->addRow(
-				'<label for="wpNewpass">' . wfMsg( 'newpassword' ) . '</label>',
-				"<input type='password' name='wpNewpass' id='wpNewpass'
value=\"{$this->mNewpass}\" size='20' />"
-			) .
-			$this->addRow(
-				'<label for="wpRetypePass">' . wfMsg( 'retypenew' ) . '</label>',
-				"<input type='password' name='wpRetypePass' id='wpRetypePass'
value=\"{$this->mRetypePass}\" size='20' />"
-			) .
-			"</table>\n" .
-			$this->getToggle( "rememberpassword" ) . "</fieldset>\n\n" );
-
+		if ( !$wgDisablePasswordChange ) {
+			$this->mOldpass = htmlspecialchars( $this->mOldpass );
+			$this->mNewpass = htmlspecialchars( $this->mNewpass );
+			$this->mRetypePass = htmlspecialchars( $this->mRetypePass );
+
+			$wgOut->addHTML( '<fieldset><legend>' . wfMsg( 'changepassword' ) .
'</legend><table>');
+			$wgOut->addHTML(
+				$this->addRow(
+					'<label for="wpOldpass">' . wfMsg( 'oldpassword' ) . '</label>',
+					"<input type='password' name='wpOldpass' id='wpOldpass'
value=\"{$this->mOldpass}\" size='20' />"
+				) .
+				$this->addRow(
+					'<label for="wpNewpass">' . wfMsg( 'newpassword' ) . '</label>',
+					"<input type='password' name='wpNewpass' id='wpNewpass'
value=\"{$this->mNewpass}\" size='20' />"
+				) .
+				$this->addRow(
+					'<label for="wpRetypePass">' . wfMsg( 'retypenew' ) . '</label>',
+					"<input type='password' name='wpRetypePass' id='wpRetypePass'
value=\"{$this->mRetypePass}\" size='20' />"
+				) .
+				"</table>\n" .
+				$this->getToggle( "rememberpassword" ) . "</fieldset>\n\n" );
+		}
 		# <FIXME>
 		# Enotif
                 if ($wgEnableEmail) {