Apologies, I'm sure this must be a faq but I can't find the answer in the
archives.
For some time (since 4.0?) yppasswd seems unable to accept a password with
more (or less) than 8 characters.
Changing NIS password for djr
Old NIS password:
New password:
Retype new password:
Mismatch - password unchanged.
And yes the passwords were identical :-)
TIA,
Dave...
Dave Rawlinson Email: djr_at_star.rl.ac.uk
Starlink Project Tele: +44 1235 44 6471
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Fax: +44 1235 44 5848
Chilton, Didcot, OXON OX11 0QX URL:
http://star-www.rl.ac.uk/
Received on Fri Jun 20 1997 - 11:32:13 NZST