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

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⟩

BSD			       February 26, 2005			   BSD

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