topic Re: i am getting an error when try to run sudo in Operating System - Tru64 Unix

i am getting an error when try to run sudo

whiteSox — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:36:40 GMT

hostname# su - user01
hostname> /usr/local/bin/sudo su -
You do not have permission to su root

hostname/# uname -
OSF1

Re: i am getting an error when try to run sudo

Patrick Wallek — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:40:29 GMT

You need to add entries in the sudoers file so this user can run 'su'.

Re: i am getting an error when try to run sudo

whiteSox — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:46:36 GMT

Where is the sudoers file located on that OS ?

Re: i am getting an error when try to run sudo

OldSchool — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:51:16 GMT

assuming the standard conventions, its probably in /etc...but I've never looked at OSF1.

also, you *don't* edit it with "vi", use "visudo" instead.....

Re: i am getting an error when try to run sudo

whiteSox — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:01:36 GMT

it is not in /etc

Re: i am getting an error when try to run sudo

Patrick Wallek — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:03:33 GMT

Invoke 'visudo' to edit the sudoers file.

visudo might be in /usr/local/sbin.

The actual sudoers file **MIGHT** be in /usr/local/etc/sudo, but it depends entirely on the location specified via the installation package for this OS.

Re: i am getting an error when try to run sudo

whiteSox — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:16:30 GMT

what do i need to specify if i found the file because i can use /usr/local/bin/sudo su - But it is the other users that can't sudo up .

Re: i am getting an error when try to run sudo

Vishu — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:18:28 GMT

Hi,

Just run visudo, it will automatically open the sudoers file for editing. You can find visudo with the command

# whereis visudo

PS: please assign points.

Re: i am getting an error when try to run sudo

whiteSox — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:33:29 GMT

hostname/# whereis visudo
visudo:

Re: i am getting an error when try to run sudo

OldSchool — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:34:46 GMT

".... file because i can use
/usr/local/bin/sudo su - "
But it is the other users that can't sudo up .

that's going to depend on *what* you want to do? Do you have specific users that you want to have this ability or everbody (not recommended) or what?

Re: i am getting an error when try to run sudo

OldSchool — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:37:08 GMT

perhaps a better idea would be to define what these "other users" need to do, and give them the authority to do that, as opposed to simply giving them the ability to become root at will......

Re: i am getting an error when try to run sudo

whiteSox — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:41:41 GMT

for example :

user01 hostname=NOPASSWD:ALL

unable to do /usr/local/bin/sudo su -

even when he is in the sudoers file ...

Re: i am getting an error when try to run sudo

whiteSox — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:13:32 GMT

Is there a such a thing as trusted mode on tru64 ? Because i am still not sure why this is not working ?

hostname# su - user01
hostname> /usr/local/bin/sudo su -
You do not have permission to su root

Re: i am getting an error when try to run sudo

Steven Schweda — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:40:26 GMT

> Is there a such a thing as trusted mode on
> tru64 ?

Why ask about Tru64 in an HP-UX forum?

Why ask about "sudo" without giving any info
about which version, how it was built and/or
installed, and/or configured?

Re: i am getting an error when try to run sudo

OldSchool — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:45:05 GMT

"Is there a such a thing as trusted mode on tru64 ? Because i am still not sure why this is not working ?"

Don't know, and it really shouldn't matter. I believe that you've an error in the sudoers file. I appears that what you want is (where "hostname" is the actual name of the machine):

user01 hostname = ( root ) NOPASSWD: ALL

(allow user01 to become root, do anything w/o authentication

-- or possibly ----

user01 hostname = ( ALL ) NOPASSWD: ALL

(allow user01 to become anyone, do anything w/o authentication

I don't recommend either. Instead, figure out what "user01" needs to do (as whomever) and give them access to only that....

Re: i am getting an error when try to run sudo

whiteSox — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:52:07 GMT

I added this line in the sudoers file and get the same error ...

user01 hostname=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL

Re: i am getting an error when try to run sudo

OldSchool — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:12:05 GMT

hmm....

I added the following on one of my boxes and it works as I described:

l00s7m fc000xsvms1=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL

my id (l00s7m) can do "sudo su -" on machine fc000xsvms1 (or anything else) without entering a password.

since you insist on munging the file, I can't tell if you entered the actual word "hostname" or the actual hostname of the machine (it should be the later).

You are using "visudo" to make these changes, right?

Re: i am getting an error when try to run sudo

OldSchool — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:14:08 GMT

make that:

my id (l00s7m) can do "sudo su -" (or anything else) on machine fc000xsvms1 (only) without entering a password, and I can bdecome any user....

Re: i am getting an error when try to run sudo

whiteSox — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:15:29 GMT

I used the hostname meaning name of the server ...what else could cause that ??

Re: i am getting an error when try to run sudo

OldSchool — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:30:46 GMT

try it with

user01 ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL

and see what happens...and post the actual error message(s) if any.

all I can tell you for sure is "it works for me" (on multiple platforms)