YPPASSWD(3R)            COMMAND REFERENCE            YPPASSWD(3R)



NAME
     yppasswd - update user password in Yellow Pages

SYNPOSIS
     #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; it returns 0 if
     successful.

     Here is the yppasswd routine:

     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 struct yppasswd as argument, returns integer.
               Same behavior as yppasswd() wrapper.
               Uses UNIXr authentication.
     versions:
          YPPASSWDVERS_ORIG
     structures:
          struct yppasswd {
               char *oldpass; /* old (unencrypted) password */
               struct passwd newpw;     /* new pw structure */
          };


SEE ALSO
     yppasswd(1), yppasswdd(8c).












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