NAME

yppasswd − update user password in NIS

PROTOCOL

/usr/include/rpcsvc/yppasswd.x

DESCRIPTION

The yppasswd() protocol is used to change a user’s password entry in the Network Information Service (NIS) password database. 

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

PROGRAMMING

#include <rpcsvc/yppasswd.h>
yppasswd(oldpass, newpw)
char ∗oldpass
struct passwd ∗newpw;

SEE ALSO

yppasswd(1), yppasswdd(8C)

NOTES

The Network Information Service (NIS) was formerly known as Yellow Pages (YP).  The functionality of the two remains the same; only the name has changed.  The name Yellow Pages is a registered trademark in the United Kingdom of British Telecommunications plc, and may not be used without permission. 

Solbourne Computer, Inc.  —  4 Feb 1991