Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1998 12:04:28 +0200 (MET DST) From: Jean-Francois Micouleau <Jean-Francois.Micouleau@utc.fr> To: samba-technical@samba.anu.edu.au Subject: unix passwd sync and nis
Jeremy,
Changing a user password with NIS require the old clear-text password.
extract from man yppasswd of Solaris 2.5
yppasswd prompts for the old NIS password, and then for the
new one. You must type in the old password correctly for
the change to take effect. The new password must be typed
twice, to forestall mistakes.
New passwords must be at least four characters long, if they
use a sufficiently rich alphabet, and at least six charac-
ters long if monocase. These rules are relaxed if you are
insistent enough. Only the owner of the name or the super-
user may change a password; in either case you must prove
you know the old password.
Jean Francois
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