[SOLVED] ubuntu-like sudo in Debian?

nokangaroo · 03-09-2011, 07:59 AM

I just did a quick Debian install as a break from messing with Gentoo, and I think that Debian has potential, but the sudo (I installed without root account) is a lot more cumbersome than in Ubuntu. I created an admin group and added myself to it and edited /etc/sudoers to look exactly like Ubuntu's sudoers file (with visudo, and it parsed okay), but I still don't have Ubuntu's sudo. Do I have to recompile sudo? I will do it if I have to. And please, no security lectures; I am responsible for my computer.

acid_kewpie · 03-09-2011, 08:11 AM

what is "ubuntus sudo"? It's all just in the sudoers file, what's not working the same?

nokangaroo · 03-09-2011, 09:31 AM

the differences are:

In ubuntu I can mount partitions on my internal harddisk without authentification when booted from external.

In Ubuntu I can choose "do not ask for password on login" for my secondary (desktop) account, and I get directly back to my main account after logging out without having to log in again.

I Ubuntu I don't have to authenticate again (within the grace period) after doing sudo -i and logging out, or after closing the terminal and reopening it.

All of this is very comfortable, safe ( no accidents ever in Ubuntu or MAC OS X), and I'd like to have it the same in Debian.

odiseo77 · 03-09-2011, 09:34 AM

You should add a line like this to your /etc/sudoers file:

Code:

your_user    ALL=(ALL) ALL

Also, did you log out -and in again- after editing your sudoers file? (you must do it for the changes to take effect)

odiseo77 · 03-09-2011, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nokangaroo

the differences are:

In ubuntu I can mount partitions on my internal harddisk without authentification when booted from external.

In Ubuntu I can choose "do not ask for password on login" for my secondary (desktop) account, and I get directly back to my main account after logging out without having to log in again.

I Ubuntu I don't have to authenticate again (within the grace period) after doing sudo -i and logging out, or after closing the terminal and reopening it.

All of this is very comfortable, safe ( no accidents ever in Ubuntu or MAC OS X), and I'd like to have it the same in Debian.

I thought you meant it didn't work at all. As for the automatic login, it depends on which login manager you're using. If you're using Gnome/GDM, then go to "System > Administration > Login screen"; set the user for which you want the automatic login, and the delay in seconds before other users login.

caravel · 03-09-2011, 11:11 AM

Just use 'buntu...

j1alu · 03-09-2011, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nokangaroo

I am responsible for my computer.

Enough said. Try the WWW, enough info out there.
Because if you ask, you will have to accept the (correct) answers.

eSelix · 03-09-2011, 02:02 PM

Quote:

I Ubuntu I don't have to authenticate again (within the grace period) after doing sudo -i and logging out, or after closing the terminal and reopening it.

For this is option "timestamp_timeout" in sudoers. But it is default 15 min, so I don't known why it does not work in your Debian.

nokangaroo · 03-12-2011, 06:17 PM

Partly solved. Edited /etc/sudoers by adding !tty_tickets so the "defaults" line reads

Defaults !tty_tickets,env_reset

This also works for ubuntu natty (and I found it in the ubuntu forums). Passwordless login to the secondary account still not working despite adding a nopasswdlogin group (probbly a bug, but not a sudo bug. The sudo question is solved, ahd I will add a new thread). The difference to Ubuntu now is that update-manager and synaptic will open without a password after authenticating at the terminal, so I'll have to type sudo -k when I'm done - not really a problem but I am not sure yet whether I want that. I'll keep looking and posting new threads. Nonsense from the debian user forums goes to /dev/null.