[Linux-disciples] nsswitch.conf, NIS, and sudo

[Adam Kessel]

On Wed, Jun 02, 2004 at 04:33:22PM -0400, Stephen R Laniel wrote:
> Sudo doesn't appear to use passwd or NIS. I hard-linked
> /usr/bin/passwd to /usr/bin/yppasswd, so that all requests
> for a passwd change would go through the NIS server. Still
> sudo seems to use my local password. Is there any way to get
> around this? If slaniel is in sudoers, I'd
> 
> a) like him to be in sudoers on every NIS client, and
> b) like sudo to use his updated password.
> 
> Is this possible?
> 

Check out the sudoers(5) manpage.  I've never done anything like the
above, but there is something in there about netgroups and possibly
various authentication methods.
-- 
Adam Kessel
http://adam.rosi-kessel.org
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