NAME

yppasswd − update user password in Yellow Pages

SYNOPSIS

#include <pwd.h>
#include <rpcsvc/yppasswd.h>
yppasswd(oldpass, newpw)
char *oldpass;
struct passwd *newpw;

DESCRIPTION

If oldpass is the old, unencrypted user password, this routine replaces the password entry with the encrypted newpw.

RPC Info

program number:
YPPASSWDPROG
xdr routines:
xdr_yppasswd(xdrs, yp)
   XDR *xdrs;
   struct yppasswd *yp;
xdr_passwd(xdrs, pw)
   XDR *xdrs;
   struct passwd *pw;
procs:
YPPASSWDPROC_UPDATE
   Takes struct yppasswd as an argument; returns an integer.
   Behaves the same as the yppasswd() function.
   Uses UNIX authentication.
versions:
YPPASSWDVERS
structures:
struct yppasswd {
   char *oldpass;/* old (unencrypted) password */
   struct passwd newpw;/* new pw structure */
};

RETURN VALUE

yppasswd() returns 0 if successful and -1 if an error occurs.

AUTHOR

Sun Microsystems, Inc. 

SEE ALSO

yppasswd(1), yppasswdd(1M). 

INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT

8-bit data, messages

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  May 11, 2021