yppasswd(NS)                   6 January 1993                   yppasswd(NS)


 Name

    yppasswd - update user password in Network Information Service (NIS)


 Syntax


    #include <rpcsvc/yppasswd.h>

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


 Description

    If oldpass is indeed the old user password, this routine replaces the
    password entry with newpw.  If successful, zero is returned.


 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:

       YPPASSWDPROCUPDATE
            Takes struct yppasswd as argument and returns integer.  Same
            behavior as yppasswd() wrapper.  Uses UNIX authentication.

    versions:

       YPPASSWDVERSORIG

    structures:

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


 See also

    yppasswd(NC) and yppasswdd(NADM).