.\" @(#)yppasswdd.8c 1.3 85/04/05 SMI .TH YPPASSWDD 8C "16 March 1985" .SH NAME yppasswdd \- server for modifying yellow pages password file .SH SYNOPSIS .B /usr/etc/rpc.yppasswdd file [ .B \-m arg1 arg2 ... ] .SH DESCRIPTION .IX "yypasswdd command" "" "\fLyppasswdd\fP \(em yellow pages password server" .IX servers yppasswdd "" "\fLyppasswdd\fP \(em yellow pages password server" .I Yppasswdd is a server that handles password change requests from .IR yppasswd (1). It changes a password entry in .IR file , which is assumed to be in the format of .IR passwd (5). An entry in .I file will only be changed if the password presented by .IR yppasswd (1) matches the encrypted password of that entry. .LP If the .B \-m option is given, then after .I file is modified, a .IR make (1) will be performed in .IR /etc/yp . Any arguments following the flag will be passed to .IR make . .LP This server is not run by default, nor can it be started up from .IR inetd (8). If it is desired to enable remote password updating for the yellow pages, then an entry for .I yppasswdd should be put in the .I /etc/rc file of the host serving as the master for the yellow pages .I passwd file. .SH EXAMPLE .LP If the yellow pages password file is stored as .IR /etc/yp/src/passwd , then to have password changes propagated immediately, the server should be invoked as .RS /usr/etc/rpc.yppasswdd /etc/yp/src/passwd \-m passwd DIR=/etc/yp/src .RE .SH FILES /etc/yp/Makefile .SH SEE ALSO yppasswd(1), passwd(5), ypfiles(5), ypmake(8) .SH CAVEAT This server will eventually be replaced with a more general service for modifying any map in the yellow pages