pwupdate (8) - Linux Manuals
pwupdate: updates passwd and shadow NIS map
Command to display pwupdate manual in Linux: $ man 8 pwupdate
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 [at] monad.swb.de>,
Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk [at] suse.de>
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