On Friday 26 August 2005 19:50, David R. Litwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote:
> Did you have your sudo pre-configured? I configured it myself manually -- after an RTFM or two. > Mine does not work; my user was not a sudoer. When I went to add david > ALL=ALL (so I don't need to type the pass-word every time), I gave myself only limited permissions. > it now says > $ sudo apt-get update > sudo: /etc/sudoers is mode 0666, should be 0440. > Is there some thing else I can do to rectify this problem? So: $ su - # chmod 0440 /etc/sudoers # exit If UG&O all have write permissions, there's no security except through limited obscurity. > Perhaps allow the root to access the X server? I didn't; for X applications, I use gksu. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
