Actually, I compiled the latest sudo package and used the same sudoers file and things are okay. The program obeys the timestamp_timeout setting of 0. It seems that for some reason the debian binary ignores the Defaults parameter = value line.
It would be nice to see if anyone else has this problem before submitting a bug report. -l Sean Quinlan in message Re: Sudo and sudoers file (Fri, 10/26 09:13): > --- Lindsey Simon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (2001-10-26 00:00): > > In the bottom of /etc/sudoers I have > > > > Defaults timestamp_timeout=0 > > Defaults passwd_timeout=1 > > Defaults tty_tickets > > Defaults authenticate > > > > But I can still logout and back in without retyping my passwd and similarly > > I can > > exit the shell and log back in on the same tty and sudo zsh without a > > passwd. Anyone > > know why sudo doesn't like me changing these defaults? > > AFAIK, if you're a member of the sudo group, you don't need to > authenticate to use sudo. Check if you're a member of that group with > the "groups" command. > > Otherwise, you may have a NOPASSWD tag in one of your sudo rules, which > should override the default of authenticate. > > HTH, > Sean > > -- > Sean Quinlan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
