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From: mason@robots.oxford.ac.uk (Ian Mason)
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Subject: yppasswd problem with passwd.adjunct file
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My system is running C2 security set up by the C2conv script provided by
Sun. One of the things that C2conv does is to set up
/etc/security/passwd.adjunct file.

Now the problem is with the command "yppasswd". When I type "yppasswd"
I get the following message:

Can't find rpc.yppasswd server

So I ran "/usr/etc/rpc.yppasswdd /etc/passwd" from root. Then I typed
"yppasswd", I get the usual prompts for Old, New & Retype new password,
and then it hangs for a while and complains that:

yppasswd couldn't change entry (rpc call failed)

The rpc.yppasswdd daemon dies after this and there is an extra file
/etc/security/passwd.adjunct.ptmp (empty).

Has anybody else encountered the same problem? Is it a part of the
security feature not to allow yppasswd to run when system is in "C2 secure
mode"? Any suggestions will be most appreciated.

[System info: Sun4/110 Sun4/60 Sun4/20 all running SunOS 4.1. ypbind is
run in secure mode (i.e. ypbind -s) by default by rc.local (when it sees
/etc/security.)]

Please email directly. Thanks in advance.

Sincerely,
Delman Lee.
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