YPPASSWD(3R) — RPC SERVICES LIBRARY
NAME
yppasswd − update user password in Yellow Pages
PROTOCOL
/usr/include/rpcsvc/yppasswd.x
DESCRIPTION
The yppasswd protocol is used to change a user’s password entry in the YP password database.
PROGRAMMING
#include <rpcsvc/yppasswd.h>
yppasswd(oldpass, newpw)
char ∗oldpass
struct passwd ∗newpw;
If oldpass is indeed the old user password, this routine replaces the password entry with newpw. It returns 0 if successful.
SEE ALSO
Sun Release 4.0 — Last change: 14 December 1987