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>