[arch-general] Sudo arch wiki

Kevin Chadwick ma1l1ists at yahoo.co.uk
Fri Aug 31 05:09:03 EDT 2012


> > Cmnd_Alias EDITS
> > = /usr/bin/vim, /usr/bin/nano, /usr/bin/cat, /usr/bin/vi Cmnd_Alias
> > ARCHLINUX = /usr/sbin/gparted, /usr/bin/pacman, /usr/bin/pacman-color
> > 
> > root ALL = (ALL) ALL
> > USER_NAME ALL = (ALL) ALL, NOPASSWD: WHEELER, NOPASSWD: PROCESSES,
> > NOPASSWD: ARCHLINUX, NOPASSWD: EDITS
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > The arch wiki docs are usually very good but the sudo page is
> > dangerous.
> > 
> > The offered configs suggest adding editors to sudo when sudoedit should
> > only be added and only to a set file otherwise sudo is basically just
> > su and without a password in the example so suid all due to the user
> > being able to edit sudoers or escape the editor.
> >   
> 
> It is a wiki.  Edit it...

Fair enough, I did look to but stopped at the need to register/login as
I often do on forums. Wikipedia doesn't require a login but I guess
they pay reviewers?

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