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YPPASSWD(3R)							  YPPASSWD(3R)

NAME
     yppasswd - update user password in NIS database

SYNOPSIS
     #include <rpcsvc/yppasswd.h>

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

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

RPC INFO
     program number:
	  YPPASSWDPROG
     xdr routines:
	  xdr_ppasswd(XDR *xdrs, struct yppasswd *yp);
	  xdr_yppasswd(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 */
	  };

NOTE
     To compile and link a program that calls this routine, follow the
     procedures for section (3R) routines as described in intro (3).

SEE ALSO
     yppasswd(1), rpc.passwd(1M)

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