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PWUPDATE(8)		    Linux Reference Manual		   PWUPDATE(8)

NAME
       pwupdate - updates passwd and shadow NIS map

SYNOPSIS
       /usr/lib64/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

SEE ALSO
       rpc.yppasswdd(8), ypserv(8)

AUTHOR
       Olaf Kirch <okir@monad.swb.de>,
       Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>

NYS YP Server			   Jan 1998			   PWUPDATE(8)

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