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Date:      Fri, 14 Feb 1997 13:52:33 -0800 (PST)
From:      bwithrow@baynetworks.com
To:        freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject:   bin/2737: yppasswd fails to change password on a sun server
Message-ID:  <199702142152.NAA03582@freefall.freebsd.org>
Resent-Message-ID: <199702142200.OAA03968@freefall.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         2737
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       yppasswd fails to change password on a sun server
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Feb 14 14:00:01 PST 1997
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Robert Withrow
>Organization:
Bay Networks
>Release:        2.1.6
>Environment:
FreeBSD tuva.engeast.baynetworks.com 2.1.6-RELEASE FreeBSD 2.1.6-RELEASE #0: Tue Feb  4 15:23:52 EST 1997     toor@kyzyl.engeast.baynetworks.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/G6_200  i386

>Description:
Attempting to change YP passwd on a sun server from FreeBSD fails:

bash$ yppasswd
Changing NIS password for bwithrow on xxxxx.
Old password: 
New password:
Retype new password:
RPC: Server can't decode arguments

NIS password has not been changed on xxxxx.

>How-To-Repeat:
As above.
>Fix:

>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:



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