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RPC.YPPASSWDD(8)          BSD 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 pass-word password
     word file. If the user needs to change his password this is normally done with a program called
     yppasswd.  This program doesn't exist in OpenBSD but is integrated into passwd(1).  passwd will auto-matically automatically
     matically determine which password database should be modified.  To force a change of a YP password
     when a local one also exists, use passwd -y.

     Other user information can be changed with chpass(1).

     If the file /var/yp/yppasswdd.log exists then messages will be written to the file.

     The options are as follows:

     -d directory
             Use the specified directory to get at the password-related files instead of /etc.

     -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 ...
             Don't use /var/yp/securenet.  Use another file with another file format. For futher information
             see man page for ypserv.acl.

FILES
     /var/yp/yppasswdd.log
     /etc/passwd
     /etc/master.passwd

SEE ALSO
     yp(8), ypserv.acl(5), securenet(5), ypbind(1)

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

BSD                              July 3, 1994                              BSD