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Rainer von Bongartz
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‎05-24-2005 11:22 PM

‎05-24-2005 11:22 PM

sudo syntax

I'm trying to configure sudo to allow a user to mount and umount an NFS share.

I've put the following in the sudoers file but always get an syntax error on the Cmnd_alias line:

Cmnd_Alias MNT =/usr/sbin/mount nova:/INFORMIXTMP/backup /INFORMIXTMP/backup

informix ALL = NOPASSWD: MNT

Cann anybode help on the correct syntax ?

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Rainer

He's a real UNIX Man, sitting in his UNIX LAN making all his UNIX plans for nobody ...
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R.O.
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‎05-24-2005 11:33 PM

‎05-24-2005 11:33 PM

Re: sudo syntax

# Cmnd alias specification
Cmnd_Alias MNT = /usr/sbin/mount


after this, try to execute the command:

sudo mount nova:/INFORMIXTMP/backup/INFORMIXTMP/backup

Regards,
"When you look into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you"
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Ermin Borovac
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‎05-24-2005 11:44 PM

‎05-24-2005 11:44 PM

Solution

Re: sudo syntax

Colon (:) is special character for sudo and it must be escaped with backslash (\).

Cmnd_Alias MNT =/usr/sbin/mount nova\:/INFORMIXTMP/backup /INFORMIXTMP/backup
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Rainer von Bongartz
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‎05-25-2005 01:18 AM

‎05-25-2005 01:18 AM

Re: sudo syntax

Thanks Ermin...
He's a real UNIX Man, sitting in his UNIX LAN making all his UNIX plans for nobody ...
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