cannot change passwd, not correct passwd

Cause

While running yppasswd(1) and trying to change a user's password, the system responded with this message: cannot change passwd, not correct passwd.

Also, the user was getting yppasswd user string does not exist on the server console, but by running ypcat passwd | grep user it returns the user name. It was verified that yppasswdd(1M) was running.

Action

Check the passwd(4) file with pwck(1M) and verify that yppasswdd(1M) is running on the right server. Then verify where the passwd(4) file is located and, if changed, check that yppasswdd(1M) has the location in the process line. The password located in /etc/yp should read /usr/lib/yp/rpc.yppasswdd -D /etc/yp. The -D option with the passwd files directory location tells yppasswdd(1M) where to update and verify password changes.