> Are you running the "update" command using the full path? > > /usr/cs/2002/omacneil/sbin/update
I am prompted for a password if I say: sudo /usr/cs/2002/omacneil/sbin/update or if I say sudo update which update gives me /usr/cs/2002/omacneil/sbin/update. I am aware that the current sudo file allows sudo bash. The goal is audit rather than control. Thanks for the reply. On Sat, 21 Feb 2004, MB wrote: > Dan, > > Are you running the "update" command using the full path? > > /usr/cs/2002/omacneil/sbin/update > > > Your sudo file allows running the above command only with no password. > Also you should note that a sudo file like this allows for you to get a > root shell via "sudo bash", which may or may not be what you want to allow. > > Mark > > Dan MacNeil wrote: > > >Given the sudoers file below omacneil (as a member of wheel) should be > >able to do anything with a password and should be able to run "update" > >with no password. > > > >I can run everything but only with a password. > > > >What am I missing? > > > >reversing the order of %wheel & omacneil lines doesn't change things. > > > > > >########### > ># User privilege specification > >root ALL=(ALL) ALL > >ken ALL=(ALL) ALL > > > >Defaults !lecture, insults > >%wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL > >omacneil localhost=NOPASSWD: /usr/cs/2002/omacneil/sbin/update > > > > > > > > > > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]