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yppasswdd(1m) -- daemon for modifying Network Information Service passwd database
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The yppasswdd daemon handles password change requests from yppasswd (see yppasswd(1)). It changes a password entry in passwd_file, which must be in the format defined by passwd(4). The change is made only if the old password provided by yppasswd matches the encrypted password of that entry. yppasswdd should be executed only on the master Network Information Service (NIS) server for the passwd data... |
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You can use "whereis" to locate standard binary, manual page and source
directories for the specified programs. This can be particularly handy
when you are trying to find where in the ports tree an application is.
Try "whereis netscape" and "whereis whereis".
-- Konstantinos Konstantinidis
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