ypshad2pwd(NADM)                19 June 1992                ypshad2pwd(NADM)


 Name

    ypshad2pwd - install and update the /etc/passwd.yp passwd file

 Syntax

    ypshad2pwd inpasswdfile inshadowfile outpaswdfile

 Description

    The ypshad2pwd command creates and updates outpasswdfile with informa-
    tion from inpasswdfile and inshadowfile. The command populates
    outpasswdfile user's login name, password, user identification number,
    group identication number, comment, home directory, and shell informa-
    tion. If inshadowfile exists the passwd is taken from inshadowfile,
    otherwise the passwd field is taken from inpasswdfile.

    The following is the format of an entry in /etc/passwd.yp:

         username:passwd:uid:gid:comment:homedir:shell

    outpasswdfile is expected to be /etc/passwd.yp, for use in creating the
    NIS password map on an NIS master server. Typical usuage is:

         ypshad2pwd /etc/passwd /etc/shadow /etc/passwd.yp

    ypshad2pwd is not expected to be used by an anything other than
    ypinit(NADM) and ypmake(NADM).

 Files

    /etc/passwd,

    /etc/shadow,

    /etc/passwd.yp

 See also

    passwd(C), ypfiles(NF), map2ascii(NADM), ypinit(NADM), ypmake(NADM)