sudo warning
T o n g
I used to get the following sudo warning on the first time I sudo, but
for one box, I kept getting it:
$ sudo su -
We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System
Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things:
#1) Respect the privacy of others.
#2) Think before you type.
#3) With great power comes great responsibility.
How can I disable the sudo warning?
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Matthew Moore
> How can I disable the sudo warning?
From the sudoers manpage,
lecture This option controls when a short lecture will be printed along
with the password prompt. It has the following possible values:
always Always lecture the user.
never Never lecture the user.
once Only lecture the user the first time they run sudo.
If no value is specified, a value of once is implied. Negating the option
results in a value of never being used.
Looks like you have set the lecture option in your sudoers file.
MM
Matthew Moore
From the sudoers manpage,
lecture This option controls when a short lecture will be printed along
with the password prompt. It has the following possible values:
always Always lecture the user.
never Never lecture the user.
once Only lecture the user the first time they run sudo.
If no value is specified, a value of once is implied. Negating the option
results in a value of never being used.
Looks like you have set the lecture option in your sudoers file.
MM
T o n g
>> How can I disable the sudo warning?
>
> From the sudoers manpage,
>
> lecture This option controls when a short lecture will be printed
> along with the password prompt. . .
>
> Looks like you have set the lecture option in your sudoers file.
No I don't.
% grep lecture /etc/sudoers || echo no found
no found
But thanks to your points, I think I've found the reason.
> once Only lecture the user the first time they run
> sudo.
>
> If no value is specified, a value of once is implied.
Sudo must have stored the weather-first-time value under one of the
following places:
$ grep ram /etc/fstab
/dev/ram1 /var/run ramfs defaults,rw,auto,dev 0
0
/dev/ram2 /var/state ramfs defaults,rw,auto,dev 0
0
/dev/ram3 /var/lock ramfs defaults,rw,auto,dev 0
0
/dev/ram4 /var/account ramfs defaults,rw,auto,dev 0
0
/dev/ram5 /var/log ramfs defaults,rw,auto,dev 0
0
/dev/ram6 /var/lib/gdm ramfs defaults,rw,auto,dev 0
0
#/dev/ram7 /var/tmp ramfs defaults,rw,auto,dev 0
0
/dev/ram /tmp ramfs defaults,rw,auto,dev 0
0
That might explain why I kept getting the sudo warning (after each
reboot).
Or does it?
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Scott Gifford
>>> How can I disable the sudo warning?
[...]
> Sudo must have stored the weather-first-time value under one of the
> following places:
>
> $ grep ram /etc/fstab
> /dev/ram1 /var/run ramfs defaults,rw,auto,dev 0 0
The manpage mentions that timestamp files are stored in /var/run/sudo,
so that seems pretty likely.
----Scott.
T o n g
> The manpage mentions that timestamp files are stored in /var/run/sudo,
Hmm... I didn't find it...
$ man sudoers | grep /var/run
$ man sudo | grep /var/run
Where did you find it?
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Sven Joachim
> On Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:43:18 -0400, Scott Gifford wrote:
>
>> The manpage mentions that timestamp files are stored in /var/run/sudo,
>
> Hmm... I didn't find it...
>
> $ man sudoers | grep /var/run
>
> $ man sudo | grep /var/run
It seems that the manpage in sudo 1.7.0-1 is broken, it contains
@timedir@ strings that should have been replaced by /var/run/sudo during
the build process.
> Where did you find it?
Maybe in the manpage of an older version. Look here:
Sven
Matthew Moore
> Hmm... I didn't find it...
>
> $ man sudoers | grep /var/run
>
> $ man sudo | grep /var/run
>
> Where did you find it?
There should be a "sudo" directory in /var/run. In any case, it seems like
adding "lecture never" to /etc/sudoers would fix the symptoms of your problem.
MM
Scott Gifford
> On Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:43:18 -0400, Scott Gifford wrote:
>
>> The manpage mentions that timestamp files are stored in /var/run/sudo,
>
> Hmm... I didn't find it...
>
> $ man sudoers | grep /var/run
>
> $ man sudo | grep /var/run
>
> Where did you find it?
On my Debian Etch system, I see this:
SUDO(8) MAINTENANCE COMMANDS SUDO(8)
NAME
sudo, sudoedit - execute a command as another user
...
FILES
/etc/sudoers List of who can run what
/var/run/sudo Directory containing timestamps
----Scott.