using sudo for enabling users specific commands

[itai weisman]

hi all,
I need to give common users the ability some OV command, I used the VISUDO command in order to edit the SUDOERS file, I added the requested commands, but still, those users couldn't run the commands (I recievd an "cannot execute" error)
anyone?
Itai.

[Michael Tully]

Please provide a copy of what you have in the sudoers file and what commands you want and we will see if we can help.

[itai weisman]

for example -
user1 server_a=/opt/OV/bin/OpC/opcservice

[Geoff Wild]

How did you install sudo?

Did you get it from here:
http://www.software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=HPUXIEXP1111

Rgds...Geoff

[Bharat Katkar]

For your reference:

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=630557

Regards,

[Jeff Schussele]

Hi Itai,

You need to setup these things in three places in the sudoers file:

1) User_Alias = %group_name
2) Cmd_Alias = /path/to/command1, /path/to/command2, etc....
3) USER_ALIAS = ALL (root) CMD_ALIAS

Sounds like you don't have all three in place.

HTH,
Jeff

[itai weisman]

what should i put in those vars?
i never used them before....

[Sridhar Bhaskarla · Accepted solution]

Hi Itai,

Are you sure they are running the command with 'sudo'? like

/usr/local/bin/sudo opt/OV/bin/OpC/opcservice

This will ask for their password. If you don't want it to ask the password, then you will need to put

user1 server_a= (root) NOPASSWD: /opt/OV/bin/OpC/opcservice

-Sri