System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (NIS+)

Changing the Password Protecting New NIS+ Credentials

For each user given new credentials with the dummy passwd, they need to run chkey to convert to their login password. For more information, see Changing Keys for an NIS+ Principal.

Change Password Protecting New NIS+ Credentials – Example

Run chkey to convert to your login password:


# chkey -p
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