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yppasswd(1)							   yppasswd(1)

NAME
       yppasswd - change password in Network Information Service (NIS)

SYNOPSIS
       yppasswd [name]

DESCRIPTION
					Note

       If  Enhanced Security is enabled on your system, use the passwd command
       to change your password, even if NIS is in use.

       The yppasswd command lets you  change  your  password  in  the  Network
       Information  Service  (NIS) map, a network data base service.  Only you
       or the superuser can change your NIS password.

       When you enter the yppasswd command, the program prompts	 you  for  the
       old password and then for the new password. Note that the passwords are
       not displayed on the screen.

       Next, the program asks you for the new password again, to  verify  that
       you  have  typed	 it  correctly.	 If you do not type the passwords cor‐
       rectly, you will receive an error message after you enter the new pass‐
       word.

       Your  new  NIS password must meet one of the following requirements: It
       must be a combination of at least six alphanumeric  characters,	or  It
       must  be	 a  minimum  of	 four characters, with at least one being non-
       alphanumeric, such as a control sequence.

					Note

       The passwd command does not change the NIS password.  This command only
       changes	the  local password file (/etc/passwd), and not the NIS master
       password file.

ERRORS
       Your new password does not meet the minimum  length  requirement.   You
       misspelled  your	 new  password or its verification.  Your new password
       can not be activated. It must be different from your old	 password  and
       your login name.

FILES
       Password file NIS directory

SEE ALSO
       passwd(1), passwd(4), ypfiles(4), yppasswdd(8)

       Network Administration: Services

								   yppasswd(1)

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