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pwupdate - updates passwd and shadow NIS map |
/usr/lib/yp/pwupdate [ shadow ] |
pwupdate is invoked by rpc.yppasswdd(8) after changing the password and it should update the passwd and shadow NIS map. Never run it by hand. |
shadow |
Normally, only the passwd map will be updated. With this option, pwupdate will update the shadow map, too. |
/etc/passwd |
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/etc/shadow |
rpc.yppasswdd(8), ypserv(8) |
Olaf Kirch <okir@monad.swb.de>, |