yppasswd(3N)                                         yppasswd(3N)



NAME
     yppasswd  -  updates  a  user  password   on   the   Network
     Information Service (NIS) master server

SYNOPSIS
     #include <rpcsvc/yppasswd.h>

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

DESCRIPTION
     If oldpass is indeed the old user password, this routine
     replaces the password entry with newpw on the Network
     Information Service (NIS) master server (formerly called
     ``Yellow Pages'').  It returns 0 if successful.

     Here is the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) information for
     yppasswd:

Program Number
     The program number is:

        YPPASSWDPROG


xdr Routines
     The xdr routines follow:

        xdr_ppasswd(xdrs, yp)
           XDR *xdrs;
           struct yppasswd *yp;
        xdr_yppasswd(xdrs, pw)
           XDR *xdrs;
           struct passwd *pw;


Processes
     The following is a yppasswd process:

     YPPASSWDPROC_UPDATE
          Takes the structure yppasswd as an argument, then
          returns an integer.  This process has the same behavior
          as the yppasswd() wrapper, and uses UNIX
          authentication.

Version
     The yppasswd version is:

        YPPASSWDVERS_ORIG





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yppasswd(3N)                                         yppasswd(3N)



Structures
     The following is the structure for yppasswd:

        struct yppasswd {
          char *oldpass; /* old (unencrypted) pw */
          struct passwd newpw; /* new pw structure */
        };


SEE ALSO
     yppasswd(1) in A/UX Command Reference

     yppasswdd(1M) in A/UX System Administrator's Reference










































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