On Unix-like operating systems, the yppasswd command changes a network password in the NIS database.

Syntax

yppasswd [ username ]

Options

Examples

yppasswd hope

Changes the NIS database for the user hope. To execute this command requires superuser permissions.

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keylogin — Decrypt a user’s secret key on SunOS.login — Begin a session on a system.nispasswd — Change NIS+ password information.passwd — Change a user’s password.