topic Re: sudo usage in Operating System - HP-UX

sudo usage

BKUMAR — Tue, 18 Dec 2001 15:25:57 GMT

Hi BigB

Did any one used sudo to administer the user administration....can u pls guide and share your experience..since i had to setup sudo in couple of servers.

Thx in advance

Re: sudo usage

Uday_S_Ankolekar — Tue, 18 Dec 2001 15:31:09 GMT

Hi,

The following thread might useful..

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x0ca672234586d5118ff00090279cd0f9,00.html

Goodluck,

-USA..

Re: sudo usage

harry d brown jr — Tue, 18 Dec 2001 15:33:41 GMT

I like to know (in my environment) what/when/and why people need sudo.

Most of the time you can write a script to do what the users want/need.

You really want to keep sudo out of the hands of amateurs.

You need to view the log often to determine if there is something you can "script".

Personally, I like to keep users out of shells, it makes for a safer and cleaner system!

live free or die
harry

Re: sudo usage

Sridhar Bhaskarla — Tue, 18 Dec 2001 15:33:46 GMT

Along with that you have got good documentation at this URL

http://www.courtesan.com/sudo/

-Sri

Re: sudo usage

Helen French — Tue, 18 Dec 2001 15:35:19 GMT

hey,

See this as a complete guide:
http://www.courtesan.com/sudo/index.html

Shiju

Re: sudo usage

Helen French — Tue, 18 Dec 2001 15:37:00 GMT

hey,

this may be useful too:
http://hpux.cs.utah.edu/hppd/hpux/Sysadmin/sudo-1.6.2b1/

Shiju

Re: sudo usage

BKUMAR — Fri, 28 Dec 2001 23:46:30 GMT

Thanks Big Bs

Lot of Good Info....I going thru....and updating myself.

Have a Wonderful HP-UX flourishing New Year 2002!

Thanks

Re: sudo usage

Bill Hassell — Sat, 29 Dec 2001 03:06:50 GMT

sudo's primary usage is to give sysadmins a vacation. Typical business systems seem to always need 24x7 service but the sysadmin is only paid for 8x5, thus the need for help. sudo is extremely configurable so I have no reservations about using it for casual helpers.

But avoid using ALL=ALL! By setting this value, the sudo user is essentially super user with no restrictions. Instead, configure sudo users with very limited features...this includes specific commands and even specific parameters.