rpc.nispasswdd(1M)					  System Administration Commands					rpc.nispasswdd(1M)

NAME

       rpc.nispasswdd, nispasswdd - NIS+ password update daemon

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/sbin/rpc.nispasswdd [-a attempts] [-c minutes] [-D] [-g] [-v]

DESCRIPTION

       rpc.nispasswdd  daemon is an ONC+ RPC service that services password update requests from nispasswd(1) and yppasswd(1). It updates password
       entries in the NIS+ passwd table.

       rpc.nispasswdd is normally started from a system startup script after the NIS+ server (rpc.nisd(1M)) has been started. rpc.nispasswdd  will
       determine  whether  it  is running on a machine that is a master server for one or more NIS+ directories.  If it discovers that the host is
       not a master server, then it will promptly exit. It will also determine if rpc.nisd(1M) is running in  NIS  (YP)  compatibility	mode  (the
       -Yoption) and will register as yppasswdd for NIS (YP) clients as well.

       rpc.nispasswdd  will  syslog all failed password update attempts, which will allow an administrator to determine whether someone was trying
       to "crack" the passwords.

       rpc.nispasswdd has to be run by a superuser.

OPTIONS

       -a attempts     Set the maximum number of attempts allowed to authenticate the caller within a  password  update  request  session.  Failed
		       attempts  are  syslogd(1M) and the request is cached by the daemon. After the maximum number of allowed attempts the daemon
		       severs the connection to the client. The default value is set to 3.

       -c minutes      Set the number of minutes a failed password update request should be cached by the daemon. This is the time during which if
		       the  daemon  receives  further  password update requests for the same user and authentication of the caller fails, then the
		       daemon will simply not respond. The default value is set to 30minutes.

       -D	       Debug. Run in debugging mode.

       -g	       Generate DES credential. By default the DES credential is not generated for the user if they do not have one. By specifying
		       this option, if the user does not have a credential, then one will be generated for them and stored in the NIS+ cred table.

       -v	       Verbose.  With  this  option, the daemon sends a running narration of what it is doing to the syslog daemon. This option is
		       useful for debugging problems.

EXIT STATUS

       0	success

       1	an error has occurred.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWnisu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       svcs(1), nispasswd(1), passwd(1), yppasswd(1), rpc.nisd(1M), syslogd(1M), svcadm(1M),  nsswitch.conf(4), attributes(5), smf(5)

NOTES

       NIS+ might not be supported in future releases of the SolarisTM Operating Environment. Tools to aid the migration from  NIS+  to  LDAP  are
       available in the Solaris 9 operating environment. For more information, visit http://www.sun.com/directory/nisplus/transition.html.

       The rpc.nispasswdd service is managed by the service management facility, smf(5), under the service identifier:

	svc:/network/rpc/nisplus:default

       Administrative  actions	on  this  service, such as enabling, disabling, or requesting restart, can be performed using svcadm(1M). The ser-
       vice's status can be queried using the svcs(1) command.

SunOS 5.10							    13 Aug 2004 						rpc.nispasswdd(1M)