YPPASSWD(3R)

NAME
yppasswd - update user password in Network Information Service

PROTOCOL
/usr/include/rpcsvc/yppasswd.x

DESCRIPTION

The yppasswd protocol is used to change a user's password entry in the NIS password database.

PROGRAMMING
#include <rpcsvc/yppasswd.h>

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

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

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