.\" -*- nroff -*- .TH PWUPDATE 8 "Jan 1998" "NYS YP Server" "Linux Reference Manual" .SH NAME pwupdate - updates passwd and shadow NIS map .SH SYNOPSIS .B /usr/lib/yp/pwupdate [ .B shadow ] .SH DESCRIPTION .B pwupdate is invoked by .BR rpc.yppasswdd (8) after changing the password and it should update the passwd and shadow NIS map. Never run it by hand. .SH OPTIONS .TP .B shadow Normally, only the passwd map will be updated. With this option, .B pwupdate will update the shadow map, too. .SH FILES .PD 0 .TP 20 /etc/passwd .TP /etc/shadow .PD .SH "SEE ALSO" .BR rpc.yppasswdd (8), .BR ypserv (8) .SH AUTHOR Olaf Kirch , .br Thorsten Kukuk