Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 00:10:11 -0600 From: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu> To: Brian John <brianjohn@fusemail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sudo never requires a password? Message-ID: <2147483647.1108339811@[192.168.2.100]> In-Reply-To: <42102ED6.3090702@fusemail.com> References: <42102ED6.3090702@fusemail.com>
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--On Sunday, February 13, 2005 10:53 PM -0600 Brian John <brianjohn@fusemail.com> 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? > Sudo can be configured to require a password or to never require a password. If this is your machine, then su - to root and type "visudo" and look at the file (/etc/sudoers) yourself. Whoever set sudo up chose to set it up that way. Sudo can also be setup to only grant you "root" access to *certain* resources. It's up to the admin to make those kinds of decisions. Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu) Adjunct Information Security Officer The University of Texas at Dallas AVIEN Founding Member http://www.utdallas.edu
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