sudo not working

[jhingoor]

Hi guys,
I am a regular sudo user for root...
but today when i changed my password; my sudo is not working for me....plz help as it is a producn server.........

Password:
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Password:
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Password:
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sudo: 3 incorrect password attempts

[Raj D. · Accepted solution]

Jhingoor,

Check the file sudoers , any improper entry will lead to this situatoin.

# find / -name sudoers -print
# visudo and check..


Cheers,
Raj.

[jhingoor]

Hi raj,
the entry is absolutely perfect..when i change the password to old password sudo works fine for me......

[Arunvijai_4]

Hi,

Does your new password contain any special characters ? Check that first.

-Arun

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

You have a solution to the crisis, which is the old password. I suggest you go with it a few days and take this problem to a test machine and figure out if Arun is right about special characters or whatever the issue is.

This doesn't have to be a production problem any more.

SEP

[RAC_1]

does your password contain more than 8 chars, if yes enter only first 8 chars. Also does it contain special chars like @ etc? Aviod that.

[jhingoor]

Hi guys,


i got it....Actually the new password i was trying was of length 10..and since hp-ux allows only 8...it just wasnt accepting....

Now its absolutely fine.........

[jhingoor]

Hi RAC,

u are absolutely right.........thanx very much.........

[jhingoor]

Thanks RAC