How to Specify a New Password Algorithm for an NIS Domain
When users in an NIS domain change their passwords, the NIS client consults its local algorithms configuration in the /etc/security/policy.conf
file. The NIS client system encrypts the password.
Note:
If you are using the account-policy
SMF stencil and the config/etc_default_passwd
property is enabled, you must change the corresponding SMF property on every system that will use this new algorithm. For examples, see the procedures in Modifying Rights System-Wide As SMF Properties in Securing Users and Processes in Oracle Solaris 11.4. See also the account-policy
(8S) man page.
You must assume the root
role. For more information, see Using Your Assigned Administrative Rights in Securing Users and Processes in Oracle Solaris 11.4.
- Specify the password encryption algorithm in the
/etc/security/policy.conf
file on the NIS client. - Copy the modified
/etc/security/policy.conf
file to every client system in the NIS domain. - To minimize confusion, copy the modified
/etc/security/policy.conf
file to the NIS root server and to the slave servers.