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User can change password from their system
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User can change password from their system

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thanks for the reply ,<br />
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If i run the yppasswd command on nis server iam getting the below error.<br />
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[root@syschip-domain ~]# yppasswd<br />
yppasswd: can't find the master ypserver: Internal NIS error<br />
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Please suggest me to fix this error .
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thanks for the reply ,

If i run the yppasswd command on nis server iam getting the below error.

[root@syschip-domain ~]# yppasswd
yppasswd: can't find the master ypserver: Internal NIS error

Please suggest me to fix this error .

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You're not supposed to use yppasswd on the master. On the master, you should simply use passwd
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You're not supposed to use yppasswd on the master. On the master, you should simply use passwd

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Redhat linux as NIS server , can users from their systems change the NIS passwords &nbsp;or they should go the NIS server to change the passwords , please aslo provide me NIS server and client step by step configuration .
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Redhat linux as NIS server , can users from their systems change the NIS passwords  or they should go the NIS server to change the passwords , please aslo provide me NIS server and client step by step configuration .

NIS clients cannot change the password from their system

The variety of Linux distributions creates myriad issues relating to configuration and operations when computers are networked, not the least of which is the use of various network management applications, some of which are included with specific distributions, while others are standalone applications.