yppasswd(3N)                                         yppasswd(3N)



     NAME
          yppasswd - update user password in yellow pages

     SYNOPSIS
          #include <rpcsvc/yppasswd.h>

          yppasswd(oldpass, newpw)
          char *oldpass;
          struct passwd *newpw;

     DESCRIPTION
          If oldpass is indeed the old user password, this routine re-
          places the password entry with newpw.  It returns 0 if suc-
          cessful.

     RPC INFO
          Program number:  YPPASSWDPROG

          xdr routines:

             xdr_ppasswd(xdrs, yp)
                XDR *xdrs;
                struct yppasswd *yp;
             xdr_yppasswd(xdrs, pw)
                XDR *xdrs;
                struct passwd *pw;

          Procs:

          YPPASSWDPROC_UPDATE
               Takes the structure yppasswd as an argument; returns
               integer.  Same behavior as the yppasswd() wrapper.
               Uses UNIX authentication.

          Versions:
          YPPASSWDVERS_ORIG

          Structures:

             struct yppasswd {
               char *oldpass; /* old (unencrypted) pw */
               struct passwd newpw; /* new pw structure */
             };


     SEE ALSO
          yppasswd(1), yppasswdd(1M).








     April, 1990                                                     1