[Bug 72552] Re: sudo with tar crashes /etc/sudoers

2008-11-15 Thread HorseDung
"sudo" will normally report an error message about the binary or the configuration file having the wrong permissions if that is the issue. It will also report a different error message if the user is not allowed to execute the requested command. "sudo" throws away its root user status when it rea

[Bug 72552] Re: sudo with tar crashes /etc/sudoers

2007-02-15 Thread Martin Pitt
"sudo tar xvzf *.tgz -C /" -> it seems this simply overwrote your /etc/sudoers with a version from the unpacked tarballs. ** Changed in: sudo (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Rejected -- sudo with tar crashes /etc/sudoers https://launchpad.net/bugs/72552 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubunt