pwupdate(8) 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 <[email protected]>,
Thorsten Kukuk <[email protected]>