=================================================================== RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.bin/chpass/chpass.1,v retrieving revision 1.12 retrieving revision 1.13 diff -c -r1.12 -r1.13 *** src/usr.bin/chpass/chpass.1 1999/07/04 11:53:51 1.12 --- src/usr.bin/chpass/chpass.1 1999/08/21 19:34:40 1.13 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! .\" $OpenBSD: chpass.1,v 1.12 1999/07/04 11:53:51 aaron Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: chpass.1,v 1.7 1996/05/15 21:50:40 jtc Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1988, 1990, 1993 --- 1,4 ---- ! .\" $OpenBSD: chpass.1,v 1.13 1999/08/21 19:34:40 niklas Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: chpass.1,v 1.7 1996/05/15 21:50:40 jtc Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1988, 1990, 1993 *************** *** 42,47 **** --- 42,48 ---- .Nd add or change user database information .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm chpass + .Op Fl ly .Op Fl a Ar list .Op Fl s Ar newshell .Op Ar user *************** *** 55,60 **** --- 56,64 ---- .Pp Only the information that the user is allowed to change is displayed. .Pp + If YP in enabled change requests are first tried in the local database, + and then in the YP database, if there was no entry to change locally. + .Pp The options are as follows: .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Fl a Ar list *************** *** 66,74 **** --- 70,88 ---- .Pq Sq \&: separated list of all the user database fields, although they may be empty. + In YP environments this operation is not supported, only local additions + can be done and that requires use of the + .Fl l + flag. + .It Fl l + In environments where YP is enabled, always alter local information as + opposed to information in YP. .It Fl s Ar newshell Attempts to change the user's shell to .Ar newshell . + .It Fl y + In environments where YP is enabled, always change the YP entry, even if this + is a modification request and there is a local entry for the specified user. .El .Pp Possible display items are as follows: