visudo in ubuntu

coot · 07-02-2009, 04:14 PM

Hello

I've set the sudoers file using visudo in ubuntu 9.04, and my configuration (which is rather standard one to run mount, umount and some other commands without a password) works but only when I'm directly connected to tty (before starting x windows system) and do not work in any terminal emulator (I'm using xterm).

Any help will be appreciated.
Best regards,
Marcin Szamotulski

unSpawn · 07-13-2009, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coot

my configuration (..) do not work in any terminal emulator

What command do you issue? What's the result or error?

coot · 07-14-2009, 01:46 AM

Thanks for your answer.

I do not get any error. Visudo sets my rules with no error, and then when I do in tty
sudo dhclient ...
it do not ask for password (as desired)
but when I do the same in pts (xterm)
it asks.

Best regards,
Marcin Szamotulski

unSpawn · 07-14-2009, 11:56 AM

Hmm. I wonder if this is related to Bug #87023: sudo option "tty_tickets" gives false sense of security due to reused pts numbers and if the workaround mentioned there could help you?