YPPASSWDD(8C)           COMMAND REFERENCE           YPPASSWDD(8C)



NAME
     yppasswdd, rpc.yppasswdd - server for modifying Yellow Pages
     password file

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/etc/rpc.yppasswdd file [ -m arg1 arg2 ... ]

DESCRIPTION
     The server yppasswdd handles password change requests from
     yppasswd(1); it changes a password entry in file, which is
     assumed to be in the format of passwd(5).  An entry in file
     will only be changed if the password presented by
     yppasswd(1) matches the encrypted password of that entry.

OPTIONS
     If the -m option is given, then after file is modified, a
     make(1) will be performed in /etc/yp.  Any arguments
     following the flag will be passed to make.

     This server is not run by default, nor can it be started up
     from inetd(8n).  If you wish to enable remote password
     updating for the Yellow Pages, then an entry for yppasswdd
     should be put in the /etc/rc file of the host serving as the
     master for the Yellow Pages passwd file.

EXAMPLE
     If the Yellow Pages password file is stored as
     /etc/yp/src/passwd, then to have password changes propagated
     immediately, the server should be invoked as

          /usr/etc/rpc.yppasswdd /etc/yp/src/passwd -m passwd DIR=/etc/yp/src

     In this case, src is the Yellow Pages' domain name.

     See the System Administration manual for setting up
     /etc/passwd entries.  Note that the passwd file must contain
     the entry of nobody with the user ID of -2.

FILES
     /etc/yp/Makefile

CAVEATS
     The rc.local entry for yppasswd(1) is commented out; if you
     want Yellow Pages password information, uncomment the
     information in rc.local; (rc.local is a script that holds
     commands which are pertinent only to a specific site.  The
     command rc.local is invoked as part of the execution of rc).

SEE ALSO
     yppasswd(1), passwd(5), ypfiles(5), ypmake(8).





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%%index%%
na:384,131;
sy:515,408;
de:923,590;
op:1513,1407;
fi:2920,105;
ca:3025,460;
se:3485,195;
%%index%%000000000122