YPPASSWD(3R)

NAME
yppasswd - update user password in NIS

PROTOCOL
/usr/include/rpcsvc/yppasswd.x

DESCRIPTION

The yppasswd() protocol is used to change a user's password entry in the Network Information Service (NIS) password database.

If oldpass is indeed the old user password, this routine replaces the password entry with newpw. It returns 0 if successful.

PROGRAMMING
#include <rpcsvc/yppasswd.h>

yppasswd(oldpass, newpw)
	char *oldpass
	struct passwd *newpw;

SEE ALSO
yppasswd(1), yppasswdd(8C)

NOTES

The Network Information Service (NIS) was formerly known as Sun Yellow Pages (YP). The functionality of the two remains the same; only the name has changed. The name Yellow Pages is a registered trademark in the United Kingdom of British Telecommunications plc, and may not be used without permission.