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| PWUPDATE(8) |
Linux Reference Manual |
PWUPDATE(8) |
NAME¶
pwupdate - updates passwd and shadow NIS map
SYNOPSIS¶
/usr/lib/yp/pwupdate [ shadow ]
DESCRIPTION¶
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.
OPTIONS¶
- shadow
- Normally, only the passwd map will be updated. With this option,
pwupdate will update the shadow map, too.
FILES¶
- /etc/passwd
- /etc/shadow
AUTHOR¶
Olaf Kirch <okir@monad.swb.de>,
Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>
