Linux yppasswd command
Updated: 04/26/2017 by Computer Hope
About yppasswd
yppasswd changes a network password in the NIS database.
yppasswd syntax
yppasswd [ username ]
Options
| username | Name of user to change the NIS database record. |
yppasswd 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.