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Old 04-13-2008, 05:55 AM   #1
john83reuben
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/etc/sudoers problem

Hi guys, i have a problem

i have put tis in /etc/sudoers file
user1 ALL=NOPASSWD: /bin/su

this can make user1 can change to any users.
but i want user1 to change account to user2 only. How to do that.

Please help

john
 
Old 04-13-2008, 07:19 AM   #2
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Try to be as explicit as you need to be
user1 ALL=NOPASSWD: /bin/su user2
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