1. Securing Systems and Attached Devices in Oracle Solaris 11.4
  2. Managing Computer System Security
  3. Controlling Access to a Computer System
  4. Controlling Logins
  5. Managing Password Information
  6. NIS Passwords

NIS Passwords

If your network uses NIS to authenticate users, password information is kept in the NIS password map. NIS does not support password aging. You can use the command passwd -r nis to change a user's password that is stored in an NIS password map.