Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 00:30:08 -0500 From: Bob Johnson <bob88@bobj.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Brian John <brianjohn@fusemail.com> Subject: Re: sudo never requires a password? Message-ID: <200502140030.09431.bob88@bobj.org> In-Reply-To: <42102ED6.3090702@fusemail.com> References: <42102ED6.3090702@fusemail.com>
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On Sunday 13 February 2005 11:53 pm, Brian John wrote: > How come whenever I do a 'sudo' command I never have to enter a > password? I have tried it several times and it is like I have root > access but don't need a root password by just using sudo. I think this > could be pretty dangerous. I've never setup sudo before, at least not > myself. Could someone help me figure this out? > Perhaps you don't HAVE a root password. Have you tried to log in to the system as root to make sure it requires a password? It is quite possible to set up FreeBSD with no root password. - Bob > Thanks > > /Brian > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > !DSPAM:42102f1b363206104397166!
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