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rpc.passwd - server for modifying NIS password file
/usr/etc/rpc.passwd -D directory [ -nogecos ] [ -noshell ]
[ -nopw ] [ -m arg1 arg2 ... ]
/usr/etc/rpc.passwd passwordfile [ -m arg1 arg2 ... ]
rpc.passwd is a server that handles password change requests from
yppasswd(1). It changes a password entry in the passwd file or if
present, the shadow file. These files provide the basis for the
passwd.byname and passwd.byuid maps. Entries in the passwd or shadow
files are only changed if the password presented by yppasswd(1)
matches the encrypted password of the entry.
If the -D option is given the passwd or shadow files are located under
the directory path specified with -D. The default directory for the
passwd or shadow files is /etc.
To specify an alternate directory to be used with the -D option, specify
the directory with the PWDIR variable in /etc/config/ypmaster.options
substituting the new directory for directory:
PWDIR=directory
If the -m option is given, ypmake(1M) is performed in /var/yp after the
passwd or shadow files are modified. Any arguments following the -m flag
are passed to ypmake.
If the -noshell, -nogecos or -nopw options are given, these fields may
not be changed remotely using ypchpass(1).
This server should be run on the host serving as the network information
service (NIS) master. It is started from the /etc/init.d/network startup
script if the yp and ypmaster configuration flags are set on (see
network(1M)).
The second of the listed syntaxes is provided only for backward
compatibility. If the second syntax is used the passwordfile is the full
pathname of the password file. If a shadow file is found in the same
directory as passwordfile the shadow file is used as described above and
the actual password changes will be made in the shadow file.
The first and second syntaxes are mutually exclusive. Specifying the
full pathname of the passwd file and using the -D option at the same time
is not allowed.
NOTE: rpc.passwd was updated to use the -D option and to support shadow
file updates in IRIX 6.5.14. Prior to this version the second syntax was
used. By default, /etc/passwd was used as the NIS passwd file. An
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alternate passwd file could be used by placing the full path of the
alternate filename in /etc/config/rpc.passwd.options and putting the
following the following line in /etc/config/ypmaster.options substituting
the full path of the new filename for file:
PWFILE=file
While support for this style of configuration is still provided, it is
only provided for backward comptability and may be removed in a future
release. It is recommended that administrators update their rpc.passwd
configurations to use the -D option (using the PWDIR variable as
described above) if an alternate passwd file is being used.
Note also that with the use of the -D option, the literal filenames
"passwd" and "shadow" are used in the directory specified with the -D
option. Because the -D option assumes the use of a directory other than
/etc there is no need for alternate file names such as "passwd.yp".
For backward compatibility for IRIX versions prior to 6.5.14, if the
shadow file is used, the shadow.byname map is built along with
passwd.byname and passwd.byuid. For more information configuration info
on shadow see man page shadow(4).
/etc/passwd
/etc/shadow
/etc/config/rpc.passwd.options
/etc/config/ypmaster.options
network(1M), ypmake(1M), yppasswd(1), passwd(4), shadow(4), ypfiles(4).
This server will eventually be replaced with a more general service for
modifying any NIS map.
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