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.\"    Manual: NYS YP Server
.\"    Source: Jan 1998
.\"  Language: English
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.TH "PWUPDATE" "8" "12/31/2020" "Jan 1998" "NYS YP Server"
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.SH "NAME"
pwupdate \- updates passwd and shadow NIS map
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fB/usr/lib/yp/pwupdate\fR\ 'u
\fB/usr/lib/yp/pwupdate\fR [\fIshadow\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBpwupdate\fR
is invoked by
\fBrpc.yppasswdd\fR(8)
after changing the password and it should update the passwd and shadow NIS map\&. Never run it by hand\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fBshadow\fR
.RS 4
Normally, only the passwd map will be updated\&. With this option,
\fBpwupdate\fR
will update the shadow map, too\&.
.RE
.SH "FILES"
.PP
/etc/passwd, /etc/shadow
.RS 4
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBrpc.yppasswdd\fR(8),
\fBypserv\fR(8)
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
Olaf Kirch <okir@monad\&.swb\&.de>,
Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse\&.de>