NAME
rpc.yppasswdd —
NIS update password
file daemon
SYNOPSIS
rpc.yppasswdd |
[-d
directory]
[-noshell]
[-nogecos]
[-nopw]
[-m arg1
[arg2 ...]] |
DESCRIPTION
rpc.yppasswdd must be running on the NIS 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
using 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 passwd
file.
-
-
- -nogecos
- Don't allow changes of the gecos field in the passwd
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),
nis(8),
ypbind(8),
ypserv(8)
AUTHORS
Mats O Jansson
<
moj@stacken.kth.se>