SUDO

[ashan]

Hi

I have install sudo utility in hpux11.00,How
do I give privilege normal user to do super
user task.

Best Regards

Ashan

[Patrick Wallek]

Read the readme file and look at the documentation and man pages for the /etc/sudoers file. That is where you configure sudo and set up privileges for users.

You could start here:
http://www.courtesan.com/sudo/index.html

and look at the documentation links on this page.

[Michael Tully]

You need to edit the /etc/sudoers file using the /usr/local/sbin/visudo utility. Do not use any other utility to make the changes.

example1 :

# sudoers file.
#
# This file MUST be edited with the 'visudo' command as root.
#
# See the man page for details on how to write a sudoers file.
#
# This setting may be a security risk. Osamu

# Host alias specification - not using
Host_Alias LAN = 168.192.0.0/255.255.0.0
# User alias specification - not using, but using group
User_Alias STAFF = admin
User_Alias src=admin, debian, osamu
# Cmnd alias specification
Cmnd_Alias FILEUTILS = /bin/chown, /bin/chmod, /bin/chgrp, /bin/mount, /bin/umount, /usr/bin/cdrecord

Cmnd_Alias DEBUTILS = /usr/bin/dpkg, /usr/bin/apt-get

Cmnd_Alias EDITORS = /bin/vi, /bin/emacs

# User privilege specification
root ALL = (ALL) ALL
%staff ALL = (ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL
%src ALL = (ALL) NOPASSWD: FILEUTILS, DEBUTILS, EDITORS

Defaults:%staff !lecture
Defaults:%src !lecture
Defaults:%staff !authenticate
#Defaults:admin !authenticate

Further examples can be obtained here:

http://www.courtesan.com/sudo/man/sudoers.html

Regards
Michael
"When I have trouble spelling, it's called fat finger syndrome"





http://www.courtesan.com/sudo/man/sudoers.html

[ashan]

Hi,
Below is sudo configuration file and bb is my
normal user,I have login as bb and try to run
sudo bb

$ sudo - bb
Sorry, sudo must be setuid root.
$

I don't know my login is correct, please advice me.
Regards

Ashan
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# sudoers file.
#
# This file MUST be edited with the 'visudo' command as root.
#
# See the sudoers man page for the details on how to write a sudoers file.
#

# Host alias specification

Hosti_Alias LAN = 168.232.1.250/255.255.255.0

# User alias specification

User_Alias USERS = bb

# Cmnd alias specification

Cmnd_Alias FILEUTILS = /usr/bin/ll, /usr/bin/moun, /usr/bin/umount, /usr/bin/shutdown -ry 0

# Defaults specification
Defaults:%users !|ecture
Defaults:%users !|authenticate

# User privilege specification
root ALL=(ALL) ALL
%users ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: FILEUTILS

# Uncomment to allow people in group wheel to run all commands
#%wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL

# Same thing without a password
#%wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL

# Samples
# %users ALL=/sbin/mount /cdrom,/sbin/umount /cdrom

[Michael Tully]

The usage should be as follows:

$ id
bb
$ sudo umount /cdrom

Also it seems that you have incorrect permissions for the sudo binary.
They should be like this:
---s--x--x

To fix it as root:
# chmod 4111 sudo

Try again

Regards
Michael
"When I have trouble spelling, it's called fat finger syndrome"

[ashan]

Hi Michael,

Still I am get this mesg, something messing in the configuration..?

Regards

Ashan

ashan@uxadmin $Jun 4 15:12:52 uxadmin sudo: bb : parse error in /opt/sudo/etc/sudoers/sudoers near
line 9 ; TTY=pts/tb ; PWD=/ ; USER=root ; COMMAND=umount

$ id
uid=103(bb) gid=20(users)
$ sudo umount
>>> sudoers file: syntax error, line 9 <<<
>>> sudoers file: syntax error, line 19 <<<
>>> sudoers file: syntax error, line 20 <<<
>>> sudoers file: syntax error, line 21 <<<
sudo: parse error in /opt/sudo/etc/sudoers/sudoers near line 9
$

[Kiran Kumar Aekabote]

Hi Ashan

U have to edit the sudoers file using /opt/sudo/sbin/visudo. when u run the above command it will edit sudoers and give the user "bb" in user previlages as
bb ALL=ALL or
bb ALL=/usr/sbin/mount,/usr/sbin/umount,/usr/bin/su ( and many more )
In user aliases u have to specify the =bb
Save the file.
for /opt/sudo/sbin/sudo file set "set uid bit" like
chmod u+s /opt/sudo/sbin/sudo
To execute the commands as sudo user u have to type the command as /opt/sudo/sbin/sudo
ex. /opt/sudo/sbin/sudo /usr/bin/su
For the first time when u execute the command it will asks for the password confirmation of the user( i.e. bb) after submition, the command will be executed. The default duration for the session is 5 min. This can be changed or u can set without password while editing the visudoers file

for more info see the man page

Good Luck.
Kiran

[Bill Douglass]

There are syntax errors in your sudoers file.

Hosti_Alias LAN = 168.232.1.250/255.255.255.0

should be

Host_Alias LAN = 168.232.1.250/255.255.255.0


Cmnd_Alias FILEUTILS = /usr/bin/ll, /usr/bin/moun, /usr/bin/umount, /usr/bin/shutdown -ry 0


/usr/bin/moun should be /usr/bin/mount


Be sure to edit the sudoers file with visudo. This will perform syntax checks on your file and help you correct problems with it before saving it.

[Bill Douglass]

There are syntax errors in your sudoers file.

Hosti_Alias LAN = 168.232.1.250/255.255.255.0

should be

Host_Alias LAN = 168.232.1.250/255.255.255.0


Cmnd_Alias FILEUTILS = /usr/bin/ll, /usr/bin/moun, /usr/bin/umount, /usr/bin/shutdown -ry 0


/usr/bin/moun should be /usr/bin/mount


Be sure to edit the sudoers file with visudo. This will perform syntax checks on your file and help you correct problems with it before saving it.