RPC.PASSWD(1M)      RISC/os Reference Manual       RPC.PASSWD(1M)



NAME
     rpc.passwd - server for modifying Network Information Ser-
          vice password file

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

DESCRIPTION
     rpc.passwd is a server that handles remote password change
     requests.  It changes a password entry in file, which is
     assumed to be in the format of passwd(4).  An entry in file
     will only be changed if the password presented by
     yppasswd(1) matches the encrypted password of that entry.

     If the -m option is given, then after file is modified, a
     make(1) will be performed in /usr/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(1M).  If it is desired to enable remote password
     updating for the Network Information Service, then an entry
     for rpc.passwd should be put in the /etc/rc.nfs file of the
     host serving as the master for the Network Information Ser-
     vice passwd file.

NOTES
     /etc/rpc.passwd is a symbolic link to /usr/etc/spc.passwd.

EXAMPLE
     If the Network Information Service password file is stored
     as /usr/etc/yp/passwd, then to have password changes pro-
     pagated immediately, the server should be invoked as:

          /usr/etc/.rpc.passwd   /usr/etc/yp/passwd -m passwd

FILES
     /usr/etc/yp/Makefile

SEE ALSO
     yppasswd(1) in the User's Reference Manual.
     passwd(4), ypfiles(4) in the Programmer's Reference Manual.

CAVEAT
     This server will eventually be replaced with a more general
     service for modifying any map in the Network Information
     Service.

ORIGIN
     Sun Microsystems






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