reset passwd in NIS

[gany59]

how to reset the user password in the NIS client and in the master NIS server.
only the passwd command is enough,

Please let me know

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

http://docs.hp.com/en/5992-2187/ch05s05.html

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[V. Nyga]

Hi,

well RJG's link is for master NIS server and slave NIS server.
If you only have one NIS server and the others are clients, a 'passwd' is enough.

HTH
Volkmar

[Dennis Handly]

>Volkmar: a 'passwd' is enough.

I thought you needed "passwd -r nis".

[V. Nyga · Accepted solution]

Hi again,

well in my environment (1 nis-server, 40 clients, NO slave) a passwd always worked.
Obviously (no lokal user passwords) the password has to be changed at the server, so it should work for all clients.

V.