NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       yppasswd  - change password in Network Information Service
       (NIS)

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       yppasswd [name]

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

                                  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  correctly, you will receive an error
       message after you enter the new password.

       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    [Toc]    [Back]

       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    [Toc]    [Back]

       Password file NIS directory

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

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

       Network Administration: Services



                                                      yppasswd(1)