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yppasswd(3)
NAME
  yppasswd - update user password in Network Information Service (NIS)
  password map.

SYNOPSIS
  #include <rpcsvc/yppasswd.h>

  yppasswd(oldpass, newpw)
  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 Network
  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 */
   };

RELATED INFORMATION
  yppasswd(1), yppasswdd(8)

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