Linux yppasswd command
Updated: 05/04/2019 by Computer Hope
On Unix-like operating systems, the yppasswd command changes a network password in the NIS database.
Syntax
yppasswd [ username ]
Options
| username | Name of user to change the NIS database record. |
Examples
yppasswd hope
changes the NIS database for the user hope. To execute this command requires superuser permissions.
Related commands
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.