NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       yppasswd  -  Update  user  password in Network Information
       Service (NIS) password map.

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       #include <rpcsvc/yppasswd.h>

       int yppasswd(
               char *oldpass,
               struct passwd *newpw );

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The yppasswd() routine uses Remote  Procedure  Call  (RPC)
       and  External Data Representation (XDR) routines to update
       a user password in an Network  Information  Service  (NIS)
       password  map.  The RPC and XDR elements that are used are
       listed below under the RPC INFO heading.

       If oldpass is indeed the old user password,  this  routine
       replaces  the  password  entry with newpw. It returns 0 if
       successful.

   RPC Information    [Toc]    [Back]
       program number:
        YPPASSWDPROG xdr routines:
        xdr_ppasswd(xdrs, yp)
        XDR *xdrs;
        struct yppasswd *yp;
        xdr_yppasswd(xdrs, pw)
        XDR *xdrs;
        struct passwd *pw; procs:
        YPPASSWDPROC_UPDATE
        Takes struct yppasswd as argument, returns integer.
        Same behavior as yppasswd() wrapper.
        Uses UNIX authentication.  versions:
        YPPASSWDVERS_ORIG structures:
        struct yppasswd {
        char *oldpass; /* old (unencrypted) password */
        struct passwd newpw; /* new pw structure */
        };

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Commands: yppasswd(1), yppasswdd(8)



                                                      yppasswd(3)