It's as documented. From the sudoers man page: When multiple entries match for a user, they are applied in order. Where there are multiple matches, the last match is used (which is not necessarily the most specific match).
So, not a bug. ** Changed in: sudo (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/996753 Title: entry in sudoers to execute a script without password prompt as root has no effect since 12.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/+bug/996753/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs