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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/rpc.yppasswdd/rpc.yppasswdd.8')
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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/rpc.yppasswdd/rpc.yppasswdd.8 b/usr.sbin/rpc.yppasswdd/rpc.yppasswdd.8 index 46877c140430..0da25ee209c2 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/rpc.yppasswdd/rpc.yppasswdd.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/rpc.yppasswdd/rpc.yppasswdd.8 @@ -52,13 +52,15 @@ .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm -daemon allows users to change their NIS passwords and certain +utility allows users to change their NIS passwords and certain other information using the .Xr yppasswd 1 and .Xr ypchpass 1 commands. -.Nm Rpc.yppasswdd +The +.Nm +utility is an RPC-based server that accepts incoming password change requests, authenticates them, places the updated information in the .Pa /var/yp/master.passwd @@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ maps. .Pp The .Nm -server allows a normal NIS user to change +utility allows a normal NIS user to change his or her NIS password, full name (also known as 'GECOS' field) or shell. These updates are typically done using @@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ rules outlined in .Xr ypserv 8 manual page for more information on securenets; the .Nm -server uses the same access control mechanism as +utility uses the same access control mechanism as .Xr ypserv 8 . ) .Pp The server then @@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ the network. .Pp The .Nm -daemon can only be run on a machine that is an NIS master server. +utility can only be run on a machine that is an NIS master server. .Sh OPTIONS The following options are available: .Bl -tag -width indent @@ -161,7 +163,7 @@ maps. .It Fl d Ar domain The .Nm -server can support multiple domains, however it must +utility can support multiple domains, however it must choose one domain as a default. It will try to use the system default domain name as set by the .Xr domainname 1 |