On Thu, 9 Sep 2010 20:13:04 -0500 JD <jd1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On 09/09/2010 05:32 PM, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > > On Thu, 9 Sep 2010 14:18:43 -0500 kalinix > > <calin.kalinix.co...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> On Thu, 2010-09-09 at 14:12 -0500, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > >> > >> > >> On Thu, 9 Sep 2010 13:59:18 -0500 > >> JD<jd1...@gmail.com<mailto:jd1...@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> On 09/09/2010 11:41 AM, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > >>>> Hi, > >>>> > >>>> I would like to set up sudo permissions for myself (let us say) such > >>>> that I do not need password for /usr/sbin/pm-hibernate > >>>> or /usr/sbin/pm-suspend but need it for everything else. Anyone know > >>>> off-hand how this can be done by adding lines in the /etc/sudoers file? > >>>> > >>>> Many thanks and best wishes, > >>>> Ranjan > >>> Append a line like the following to /etc/sudoers > >>> > >>> ranjan ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL > >> Sorry, maybe I was not clear. I wanted to have the ability to use sudo > >> without password for the above two commands, but use sudo with password > >> (required) for everything else. > >> > >> Will it be enough to type the two commands with a comma separator after > >> the NOPASSWD: (and instead of the ALL)? I guess I could try this, but > >> wanted to be sure. > >> > >> Ranjan > >> > >> > >>> -- > >>> users mailing list > >>> users@lists.fedoraproject.org<mailto:users@lists.fedoraproject.org> > >>> To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > >>> https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > >>> Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > >>> > >> > >> > >> In aliases section: > >> > >> > >> Cmnd_Alias HIBERNATE = /usr/sbin/pm-hibernate, /usr/sbin/pm-suspend > >> > >> > >> in the main part: > >> > >> rajan ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: HIBERNATE > >> > >> > >> This should do the trick in the way that you will be able to run any > >> command (ALL) and you will be asked for the password, except for commands > >> that are defined under the HIBERNATE alias. > > Hi, I have been unable to get this to work. If I do exactly as above, > > or even forgo the alias and specifically write > > > > maitra ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/usr/sbin/pm-hibernate,/usr/sbin/pm-suspend > > > > in the main part, nothing works under sudo. Specifically, even a simple > > command as sudo yum update yields: > > > > Sorry, user maitra is not allowed to execute '/usr/bin/yum update' as root > > on (name of machine). > > > > What is wrong here? > > > > Of course, > > maitra ALL=(ALL) ALL > > > > works just fine, but of course, asks me for my password for every sudo > > command. > > > >> > >> Fact is that once you entered the password in sudo, it will be remembered > >> for the rest of the session. > > Really, in my case, there seems to be a time window of around 5 minutes > > or so before it again asks for a password. I like this feature (which I > > thought was default everywhere, but I guess not). > > > > Thanks! > > Ranjan > > You have a typo. > The entry in sudoers should be: > maitra ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/pm-hibernate,/usr/sbin/pm-suspend > > Notice the space after the colon :
Sorry, no luck, same problem. I continue to have the same problem. Ranjan > > -- > users mailing list > users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
