2011/9/4 Stephen Allen <marathon.duran...@gmail.com>: > On Sun, Sep 04, 2011 at 08:04:20AM +0000, darkestkhan wrote: >> 2011/9/3 Stephen Allen <marathon.duran...@gmail.com>: >> > On Sat, Sep 03, 2011 at 11:32:00AM +0000, darkestkhan wrote: > >> >> /etc/sudoers contains informations about who has rights to access root >> >> level privileges (though I know it can do much more, like giving only >> >> limited privileges) >> >> >> >> at the bottom of /etc/sudoers you should have this line: >> >> username ALL=(ALL) ALL >> >> >> >> where username is the name of user that will have root level >> >> privileges, so in my case it is like this: >> >> darkestkhan ALL=(ALL) ALL >> >> >> >> >> >> You will probably have to run in maintenance (or rescue, forgot how it >> >> was called) mode, after that (or reboot) everything should work >> > ---end quoted text--- >> > >> > Cool. Thanks for the help. >> > >> > Strange why that line isn't there aye? >> > >> >> Well, probably because maintainers can't be sure about which user >> should have root level privileges, so it has actualized file without >> asking question whether it should do so (this one is because of >> synaptic, can't blame it - most (nontechnical) users won't notice >> those changes, and in most cases system doesn't brake). As I'm >> updating from command line I got information about changes in >> /etc/sudoers but I decided to handle this manually as tool for merging >> changes in config files is not too helpful (but it could be, arch and >> gentoo are doing much better in this aspect) >> > > Unfortuantely the suggested fix didn't work. Must have something to do with > PAM? Doesn't > PAM interact with the Keychain and maybe SUDOERS to authorize a user wanting > to run for > example, Synaptic? >
It should work... (there is space after right parenthesis (and it may be that you it should be username ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL but if it still doesn't work then I can't be of much help - it works for me, though, admittedly I don't use PAM so it may be that it does work until I will have to use something with PAM (or other similar solution). PS: It has to be noted that things worked well without merging changes in /etc/sudoers as long as programs were run by me - if program run by me with root privileges was running different program then I got errors that it can't find things in /sbin (and thus I knew that I have to look at changes in /etc/sudoers) darkestkhan ------------------------------------------ Feel free to CC me. jid: darkestk...@gmail.com May The Source be with You. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/cacrpbmgh3makmv8kespgmf6tgapafux86lzmehn+wv6mwya...@mail.gmail.com
