#65273 nis: yppasswd check for uid=0 is bogus

Package:
yp-tools
Source:
yp-tools
Description:
Tools for working with Network Information System (NIS)
Submitter:
Dominik Kubla
Date:
2021-01-24 15:45:10 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
Tags:
#65273#5
Date:
2000-06-06 07:56:50 UTC
From:
To:
Since yppasswd does ask for the root passwd it makes absolutely no sense
to insist on a su to root before setting the password for another user.
Please remove the check for uid=0.
--- Begin /etc/yp.conf (modified conffile)
#
#
#
ypserver server1
ypserver server2
ypserver server5

--- End /etc/yp.conf