yppasswd(1)yppasswd(1)NAMEyppasswd - change password in Network Information Service (NIS)
SYNOPSISyppasswd [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 ALSOpasswd(1), passwd(4), ypfiles(4), yppasswdd(8)
Network Administration: Services
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