yppasswdd(1M)                                       yppasswdd(1M)



     NAME
          yppasswdd - server for modifying yellow pages password file

     SYNOPSIS
          /usr/etc/rpc.yppasswdd file [-m arg1 arg2...]

     DESCRIPTION
          yppasswdd is a server that handles password change requests
          from yppasswd(1).  It changes a password entry in file,
          which is assumed to be in the format of passwd(4).  An entry
          in file will only be changed if the password presented by
          yppasswd(1) matches the encrypted password of that entry.

          If the -m option is given, then after file is modified, a
          make(1) will be performed in /etc/yp.  Any arguments
          following the flag will be passed to make.

          This server is not run by default. If you want to enable
          remote password updating for the yellow pages, then an entry
          for yppasswdd should be put in the /etc/inittab file of the
          host serving as the master for the yellow pages passwd file.

     EXAMPLE
          If the yellow pages password file is stored as
          /etc/yp/src/passwd, then to have password changes propagated
          immediately, the server should be invoked as

          /usr/etc/rpc.yppasswdd /etc/yp/src/passwd -m passwd
          DIR=/etc/yp/src

     FILES
          /usr/etc/rpc.yppasswdd
          /etc/yp/Makefile

     SEE ALSO
          yppasswd(1), passwd(4), ypfiles(4), ypmake(1M).

     CAVEAT
          This server will eventually be replaced with a more general
          service for modifying any map in the yellow pages















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