steef wrote: > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: Correct sudoers file configuration > Resent-Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 08:32:39 +0000 (UTC) > Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 09:32:14 +0100 > From: thveillon.debian <thveillon.deb...@googlemail.com> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > References: <886fa7aa0905260042kdfa863au8c2f44a4f0be...@mail.gmail.com> > > > > Jason Filippou wrote: > <.............> > > You need to use the command "visudo" to edit the sudo configuration file > (/etc/sudoers). > > > Tom > > why?? why not (to start with) # nano /etc/sudoers ?? > > regards, > > steef
If you want to use nano with visudo, just use: export VISUAL=nano and later put in /etc/sudoers Defaults editor = /usr/bin/nano:/usr/bin/vi This works on Debian currently, not on every distribution. "visudo" store the file in a buffer for edition, makes sure there is no concurrent access to it, and perform syntax check before writing the changes. You can if you must use any editor with root privileges instead of visudo, it's just not the safe way. Tom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
