In article <26014.1201305755@splode.eterna.com.au>,
matthew green  <mrg@eterna.com.au> wrote:
>   
>   Modified Files:
>   	src/usr.bin/passwd: yp_passwd.c
>   
>   Log Message:
>   PR/37863: Wolfgang Stukenbrock: yp_passwd command may destroy NIS
>database entries when used on a server that includes users via netgroups
>
>
>please describe the change, rather than quote a bug report.
>also, please do this in the future.

Use the password entry from NIS not from the local password file.

christos