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RPC.YPPASSWDD(8)        NetBSD System Manager's Manual        RPC.YPPASSWDD(8)


NAME

     rpc.yppasswdd - YP update password file daemon


SYNOPSIS

     rpc.yppasswdd [-d directory] [-noshell] [-nogecos] [-nopw] [-m arg1 [arg2
                   ...]]


DESCRIPTION

     rpc.yppasswdd must be running on the YP master server to allow users to
     change information in the password file.

     The options are as follows:

           -d directory    Change the root directory of the password file from
                           ``/'' to directory.  It is important to create the
                           binary database files (pwd.db and spwd.db) when us-
                           ing this switch or the password change will fail.
                           The databases need to be created only once with the
                           following command:

                                 pwd_mkdb -d directory
                                 directory/etc/master.passwd

           -noshell        Don't allow changes of the shell field in the pass-
                           wd file.

           -nogecos        Don't allow changes of the gecos field in the pass-
                           wd file.

           -nopw           Don't allow changes of the password in the passwd
                           file.

           -m arg1 [arg2 ...]
                           Additional arguments to pass to make in /var/yp.


FILES

     /etc/passwd
     /etc/master.passwd


SEE ALSO

     chpass(1), passwd(1), hosts_access(5), yp(8), ypbind(8), ypserv(8)


AUTHORS

     Mats O Jansson <moj@stacken.kth.se>

NetBSD 1.6.2                    August 22, 2003                              1