hesupd(8)hesupd(8)Namehesupd - Hesiod update daemon for modifying BIND/Hesiod passwords
SyntaxDescription
The Hesiod update daemon, is a server that handles password change
requests from the command and is run only on the BIND/Hesiod primary
server serving the password database. The daemon changes the password
entries on the BIND/Hesiod primary server.
The primary server is identified by the host name alias, bindmaster,
which must exist on the server's host entry in the hosts database. The
bindsetup command adds the host name alias, bindmaster to the file if
it does not already exist.
This daemon is not run by default, nor can it be started up from the
daemon. If you want to enable remote password updating for BIND/Hes‐
iod, put an entry for in the file of the host serving as the primary
server for the BIND/Hesiod file. You can add the startup lines for to
by running the command.
Hesiod keeps a log file, which records successful and unsuccessful
password changes by uid.
Examples
This following example shows lines you can add to in order to start the
Hesiod update daemon at boot time.
[ -f /usr/etc/hesupd ] && {
/usr/etc/hesupd; echo -n ' hesupd' >/dev/console
}
Files
Startup commands pertinent to a specific system
Log of password changes
Default BIND Files:
BIND/Hesiod passwd file
BIND hosts file
See Alsobindsetup(8), passwd(1)
Guide to the BIND/Hesiod Service
hesupd(8)