YPPASSWD(3R)                                                      YPPASSWD(3R)



NAME
     yppasswd - update user password in NIS database

SYNOPSIS
     #include <rpcsvc/yppasswd.h>

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

DESCRIPTION
     If oldpass is indeed the old user password, this routine replaces the
     password entry with newpw.  It returns 0 if successful.

RPC INFO
     program number:
          YPPASSWDPROG

     xdr routines:

          xdr_ppasswd(XDR *xdrs, struct yppasswd *yp);

          xdr_yppasswd(XDR *xdrs, struct passwd *pw);

     procs:

          YPPASSWDPROC_UPDATE

               Takes struct yppasswd as argument, returns integer.

               Same behavior as yppasswd() wrapper.

               Uses UNIX authentication.

     versions:

          YPPASSWDVERS_ORIG

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

NOTE
     To compile and link a program that calls this routine, follow the
     procedures for section (3R) routines as described in intro (3).

SEE ALSO
     yppasswd(1), rpc.passwd(1M)

















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