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Create the Network Information Service (NIS) password map with this text file. The format for /etc/yppasswd is the same as for the /etc/passwd file described in passwd.5
The text file for the NIS password map is stored in the /etc/passwd file on the NIS master of an NIS domain. Other systems in a domain can also have a local /etc/passwd file. The local file is accessed first by programs such as passwd.1 and if it contains a line beginning with the character `+', the NIS map will be accessed.
The local /etc/passwd file can specify users that are not available on a network-wide basis. This implies that the NIS master cannot use the local /etc/passwd file to specify users that are to be known only to the local system. Sun386i systems allow the /etc/passwd file on the NIS master to be used locally, creating the NIS password map from the /etc/yppasswd text file.
[a manual with the abbreviation ADMIN],
Sun386i SNAP Administration,
Sun386i Advanced Administration
The Network Information Service (NIS) was formerly known as Sun Yellow Pages (YP). The functionality of the two remains the same; only the name has changed. The name Yellow Pages is a registered trademark in the United Kingdom of British Telecommunications plc, and may not be used without permission.
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