using sudo to manage NIS 

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the use of sudo can be a valuable tool when managing NIS
in a multigroup, multiadmin environment.   

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$ sudo -l
Password:
You may run the following commands on this host:
    (root) /usr/local/bin/vi_lock /etc/hosts,
	   /usr/local/bin/vi_lock /etc/passwd,
	   /usr/local/bin/vi_lock /etc/group

    (root) /usr/bin/make passwd,
           /usr/bin/make hosts,
           /usr/bin/make group

sudo /usr/local/bin/vi_lock /etc/hosts
sudo /usr/local/bin/vi_lock /etc/passwd
sudo /usr/local/bin/vi_lock /etc/group

cd /var/yp

sudo /usr/bin/make hosts
sudo /usr/bin/make passwd
sudo /usr/bin/make group

-#->cd /var/yp
-#->sudo /usr/bin/make passwd

   updated passwd
   pushed passwd

-#->exit
Connection closed by foreign host.