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ypshad2pwd(NADM)


ypshad2pwd -- install and update the /etc/passwd.yp passwd file

Syntax

ypshad2pwd [-a] inpasswd_file inshadow_file outpasswd_file

Description

The ypshad2pwd command creates and updates outpasswd_file with information from inpasswd_file and inshadow_file. The command populates outpasswd_file with the user's login name, password, user identification number, group identification number, comment, home directory, and shell information. If inshadow_file exists, the passwd is taken from inshadow_file; otherwise, the passwd field is taken from inpasswd_file. If the -a option is specified, administration accounts will be distributed.

The following is the format of an entry in /etc/passwd.yp:

   username:passwd:uid:gid:comment:homedir:shell
outpasswd_file is expected to be /etc/passwd.yp, for use in creating the NIS password map on an NIS master server. Typical usage is:

ypshad2pwd /etc/passwd /etc/shadow /etc/passwd.yp

ypshad2pwd is not expected to be used by anything other than ypinit(NADM) and ypmake(NADM).

Files

/etc/passwd
/etc/shadow
/etc/passwd.yp

See also

map2ascii(NADM), passwd(F), ypfiles(NF), ypinit(NADM), ypmake(NADM)
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SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.7 -- 11 February 2003