yppasswd(3)yppasswd(3)NAMEyppasswd - Update user password in Network Information Service (NIS)
password map.
SYNOPSIS
#include <rpcsvc/yppasswd.h>
int yppasswd(
char *oldpass,
struct passwd *newpw );
DESCRIPTION
The yppasswd() routine uses Remote Procedure Call (RPC) and External
Data Representation (XDR) routines to update a user password in an Net‐
work Information Service (NIS) password map. The RPC and XDR elements
that are used are listed below under the RPC INFO heading.
If oldpass is indeed the old user password, this routine replaces the
password entry with newpw. It returns 0 if successful.
RPC Information
program number:
YPPASSWDPROG xdr routines:
xdr_ppasswd(xdrs, yp)
XDR *xdrs;
struct yppasswd *yp;
xdr_yppasswd(xdrs, pw)
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 */
};
SEE ALSO
Commands: yppasswd(1), yppasswdd(8)yppasswd(3)