Comments on: sudo conferred powers http://blog.mclaughlinsoftware.com/2009/12/06/sudo-conferred-powers/ Michael McLaughlin's Technical Blog Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:12:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Adam http://blog.mclaughlinsoftware.com/2009/12/06/sudo-conferred-powers/comment-page-1/#comment-12960 Adam Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:15:34 +0000 http://blog.mclaughlinsoftware.com/?p=3296#comment-12960 Likewise, it is not uncommon for me to get the "Respect Message" in Solaris 10 (minus item number three in the lecture) as I discover that I don't have permissions to perform a given action (e.g., the sudo su action). However, because I am in the sudoers file, any failed password attempt just results in a "Sorry, try again." Likewise, it is not uncommon for me to get the “Respect Message” in Solaris 10 (minus item number three in the lecture) as I discover that I don’t have permissions to perform a given action (e.g., the sudo su action). However, because I am in the sudoers file, any failed password attempt just results in a “Sorry, try again.”

]]> By: maclochlainn http://blog.mclaughlinsoftware.com/2009/12/06/sudo-conferred-powers/comment-page-1/#comment-12925 maclochlainn Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:53:09 +0000 http://blog.mclaughlinsoftware.com/?p=3296#comment-12925 Right, like this on Ubuntu (Version 9.0.4): <pre lang="BASH"> mclaughlinm@mclaughlinm-ubuntu94:~$ sudo su - root [sudo] password for mclaughlinm: root@mclaughlinm-ubuntu94:~# </pre> Right, like this on Ubuntu (Version 9.0.4):

mclaughlinm@mclaughlinm-ubuntu94:~$ sudo su - root
[sudo] password for mclaughlinm: 
root@mclaughlinm-ubuntu94:~#
]]> By: gary http://blog.mclaughlinsoftware.com/2009/12/06/sudo-conferred-powers/comment-page-1/#comment-12917 gary Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:43:25 +0000 http://blog.mclaughlinsoftware.com/?p=3296#comment-12917 I see that message a few times as I've got a few different unix accounts and get easily confused. When I see the 'Respect' message I know the account doesn't have SUDO permissions so I can skip the password step. Incidentally, rather than sudo sh, I do a "sudo su" to get to root (as I also "sudo su otheruser" a lot too) I see that message a few times as I’ve got a few different unix accounts and get easily confused. When I see the ‘Respect’ message I know the account doesn’t have SUDO permissions so I can skip the password step.

Incidentally, rather than sudo sh, I do a “sudo su” to get to root (as I also “sudo su otheruser” a lot too)

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