topic Re: SUDO rlogin issue in Operating System - HP-UX

SUDO rlogin issue

stony_2 — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:17:42 GMT

I have installed SUDO by downloading as an Internet express component [Ver 1.6.9p19]

Edited the /etc/sudoers file using visudo. Added the following line

username machine=/usr/bin/rlogin, /usr/sbin/dmesg, /usr/sbin/sam, /usr/sbin/swinstall, /sbin/ioscan,

I am able to run commands without password when logged in as the user.
$sudo dmesg -- Working

Issue: Unable to run command
$sudo rlogin machine -- not working

Command keeps prompting for password.

I removed the user and added it again, still does not help.

What else could be missing?

Re: SUDO rlogin issue

Patrick Wallek — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:56:28 GMT

>>$sudo rlogin machine -- not working

What password is it asking for?

Is it asking for the password on the local machine or the remote machine?

My guess is that it is asking for the password on the remote machine because you don't have /etc/hosts.equiv or ~/.rhosts set up properly for rlogin.

Re: SUDO rlogin issue

Dennis Handly — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:59:31 GMT

I would suggest you not put rlogin in sudo. You should rlogin to the remote machine then use sudo.