Seems to be, at least in Debian: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=469635
I have a NIS setup here (clients running Debian etch or Ubuntu gutsy, server running Debian etch) and can confirm this: passwd can't change NIS passwords. -- Can't use NIS with 'password' feature of pam_unix https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/9224 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs