Not able to change the NIS account password using passwd, but can change it using yppasswd.
Issue
- Changing NIS account password on NIS client using
passwdgives the below error:
passwd: Authentication token manipulation error
- Able to change the NIS account password successfully using
yppasswd.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux(RHEL) 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux(RHEL) 7
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