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PWUPDATE(8)

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NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       pwupdate - updates passwd and shadow NIS map

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       /usr/lib/yp/pwupdate [ shadow ]

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       pwupdate is invoked by rpc.yppasswdd(8) after changing the password and
       it should update the passwd and shadow NIS map.	Never run it by  hand.

OPTIONS    [Toc]    [Back]

       shadow Normally, only the passwd map will be updated. With this option,
	      pwupdate will update the shadow map, too.

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

       /etc/passwd
       /etc/shadow

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

      
       
       rpc.yppasswdd(8), ypserv(8)

AUTHOR    [Toc]    [Back]

       Olaf Kirch <[email protected]>,
       Thorsten Kukuk <[email protected]>



NYS YP Server			   Jan 1998			   PWUPDATE(8)
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