Check or Attack Name: yppasswdd

The yppasswdd service was detected as running. yppasswdd is a daemon that changes (or installs) the network password associated with the userÆs username (your own name by default) in the Network Information Service (NIS) database.

Disable the yppasswdd service if it is not needed.

To disable the service, follow these steps:

1. Edit the /etc/inetd.conf (or equivalent) file.
2. Locate the line that controls the daemon.
3. Type a # at the beginning of the line to comment out the daemon.
4. Restart inetd.