On 3/18/07, Chris Lale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Jeff Zhang wrote: > On 3/18/07, *Andy Smith* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > wrote: > > On Sun, Mar 18, 2007 at 12:36:50PM +0800, Jeff Zhang wrote: > > I want the user can execute commands through sudo with PASSWD and > > NOPASSWD for some exceptional commands, like nmap. I write > the entity > > is lists bellow, but it seems not work. > > test ALL = PASSWD: ALL, NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/nmap > > Try: > > test ALL = NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/nmap, PASSWD: ALL > > > Thanks much for reply! > It works with the former line after reboot, maybe duce to some errors > of the kernel as I just replaced an new one with some patches. The > latter line will ask password always. If you find the Sudo man page rather complex, here is an alternative approach to constructing a sudoers file based on tables: http://newbiedoc.berlios.de/wiki/How_to_configure_Sudo_to_run_programs_as_a_different_user#The_structure_of_the_Sudoers_file
Wonderful site! Maybe something more like `Defaults rootpw,timestamp_timeout=0,passwd_tries=1` will make it more valuable?
