diff -up ypserv-2.26/rpc.yppasswdd/update.c.errmsg ypserv-2.26/rpc.yppasswdd/update.c
--- ypserv-2.26/rpc.yppasswdd/update.c.errmsg	2011-10-10 13:24:05.124197343 +0200
+++ ypserv-2.26/rpc.yppasswdd/update.c	2011-10-10 13:24:38.955195031 +0200
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ external_update_pipe (yppasswd *yppw, ch
   if (!fgets(childresponse, 1024, fp))
     {
       childresponse[0] = '\0';
-      log_msg ("fgets() call failed.");
+      log_msg ("fgets() call failed or EOF.");
     }
   fclose(fp);
 
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ external_update_pipe (yppasswd *yppw, ch
   if (strspn(childresponse, "OK") < 2)
     {
       log_msg ("%s failed.  Change request: %s", logbuf, parentmsg);
-      log_msg ("Response was %s", childresponse);
+      log_msg ("Response was '%s'", childresponse);
       free (parentmsg);
       return res;
     }