You have been subscribed to a public bug by Robie Basak (racb): Sample output from a client (output is identical if run on the server):
$ yppasswd Changing NIS account information for <user> on <server>. Please enter old password: Changing NIS password for <user> on <server>. Please enter new password: Segmentation fault (core dumped) $ This setup worked fine with the 12.04 LTS release. I've purged package nis a number of times and reinstalled and still get the same behavior. I've also removed a slave server from the network and reconfigured nis and still get the same behavior. I thought about listing this as a security vulnerability since the users cannot change their passwords. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: nis 3.17-32ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-26.38-generic 3.8.13.2 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-26-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Jul 24 09:07:09 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-05-24 (1156 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: nis UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-05-19 (65 days ago) ** Affects: nis Importance: Unknown Status: Fix Released ** Affects: nis (Ubuntu) Importance: High Status: Confirmed ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug raring -- yppasswd results in a segmentation fault when run on clients or server https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1204530 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to the bug report. -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs