.Ev PW_SCAN_BIG_IDS
environment variable.
.Sh NIS INTERACTION
-.Nm Chpass
-can also be used in conjunction with NIS, however some restrictions
+The
+.Nm
+utility can also be used in conjunction with NIS, however some restrictions
apply.
Currently,
.Nm
.Pp
.It
.Em "Password authentication is required" .
-.Nm Chpass
-will prompt for the user's NIS password before effecting
+The
+.Nm
+utility will prompt for the user's NIS password before effecting
any changes.
If the password is invalid, all changes will be
discarded.
flag, described below.)
.It
.Em "Adding new records to the local password database is discouraged" .
-.Nm Chpass
-will allow the administrator to add new records to the
+The
+.Nm
+utility will allow the administrator to add new records to the
local password database while NIS is enabled, but this can lead to
some confusion since the new records are appended to the end of
the master password file, usually after the special NIS '+' entries.
server has been started with the
.Fl a
flag to permitted additions (it refuses them by default).
-.Nm Chpass
-tries to update the local password database by default; to update the
+The
+.Nm
+utility tries to update the local password database by default; to update the
NIS maps instead, invoke chpass with the
.Fl y
flag.
operates on NIS entries by default if NIS is enabled.
.It Fl d Ar domain
Specify a particular NIS domain.
-.Nm Chpass
-uses the system domain name by default, as set by the
+The
+.Nm
+utility uses the system domain name by default, as set by the
.Xr domainname 1
command.
The