Re: change password prompt
On 9/19/16, Reco wrote: > > On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 11:01:33AM -0400, Tony Baldwin wrote: >> On 09/19/2016 10:25 AM, Reco wrote: >> > >> >On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 09:59:03AM -0400, Tony Baldwin wrote: >> >>I had, on a prior machine, changed the password prompt for sudo by >> >> adding >> >>something (it was "ENTER NUCLEAR LAUNCH CODE:" in fact) to the sudoers >> >> file, >> >>but at the moment I can not recall what/how I did it, but I'd like to do >> >> it >> >>again. >> >>Anyone? >> > >> >sudoers(5) says that you should change 'passprompt_override' setting. >> > >> >Reco >> > >> I'm trying, but failing to find an example of how to use that, like the >> precise syntax to use. >> The man page doesn't give any example, so it's not clear how to use it. > > This line in /etc/sudoers works for me: > > Defaults passprompt_override,passprompt="ENTER NUCLEAR LAUNCH CODE:" > > Of course you should use visudo, not edit /etc/sudoers directly. Having played along while lurking, I am so leaving that in there for right now. The "for right now" disclaimer is that I'll likely forget it's there when I overhaul things soon. That whole thing about our /etc tweaks becoming a little more set off to the side during upgrades (e.g. finding a more static permanent home), this is a silly example, but it reminds me of being a part of chatting that topic up quite a while back now. There is so much out there that can be personalized in this way. Doing so often inspires learning more about the internal developer side of things, too, once one silly little tweak like this works. Life Lesson Learned the Very Hard Way: My experience has been that playing along with these things also easily leads to breaking things beyond repair. If anyone else is thinking of quietly playing along while lurking, make sure you back things up first. May this thread trigger many more minds to dig deep, deep, deeper into their Debian. Cindy :) -- Cindy-Sue Causey Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA * runs with duct tape *
Re: change password prompt
* Reco [2016-09-19 18:21 +0300]: [...] > This line in /etc/sudoers works for me: > > Defaults passprompt_override,passprompt="ENTER NUCLEAR LAUNCH CODE:" Try this: Defaults passprompt_override,passprompt="^[[41;33;01mENTER NUCLEAR LAUNCH CODE: ^[[00m" Elimar -- "Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself." -Friedrich Nietzsche
Re: change password prompt
Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > On 09/19/2016 10:21 AM, Reco wrote: >> Defaults passprompt_override,passprompt="ENTER NUCLEAR LAUNCH CODE:" >> >> Of course you should use visudo, not edit /etc/sudoers directly. > True. But I use mc, have done so for years and that seems to work. What > am I endangering? visudo locks the file against other edits at the same time. It also syntax checks the file at the end to prevent errors resulting in lock outs. And it sets the right and secure permissions on the file. S° -- Sigmentation fault. Core dumped.
Re: change password prompt
On 09/19/2016 10:21 AM, Reco wrote: Hi. On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 11:01:33AM -0400, Tony Baldwin wrote: On 09/19/2016 10:25 AM, Reco wrote: Hi. On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 09:59:03AM -0400, Tony Baldwin wrote: I had, on a prior machine, changed the password prompt for sudo by adding something (it was "ENTER NUCLEAR LAUNCH CODE:" in fact) to the sudoers file, but at the moment I can not recall what/how I did it, but I'd like to do it again. Anyone? sudoers(5) says that you should change 'passprompt_override' setting. Reco I'm trying, but failing to find an example of how to use that, like the precise syntax to use. The man page doesn't give any example, so it's not clear how to use it. This line in /etc/sudoers works for me: Defaults passprompt_override,passprompt="ENTER NUCLEAR LAUNCH CODE:" Of course you should use visudo, not edit /etc/sudoers directly. True. But I use mc, have done so for years and that seems to work. What am I endangering? Hugo
Re: change password prompt
On 09/19/2016 11:21 AM, Reco wrote: Defaults passprompt_override,passprompt="ENTER NUCLEAR LAUNCH CODE:" Thanks, this was exactly what I needed! and I'll use visudo, of course. Tony -- http://tonybaldwin.me all tony, all the time
Re: change password prompt
Hi. On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 11:01:33AM -0400, Tony Baldwin wrote: > On 09/19/2016 10:25 AM, Reco wrote: > > Hi. > > > >On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 09:59:03AM -0400, Tony Baldwin wrote: > >>I had, on a prior machine, changed the password prompt for sudo by adding > >>something (it was "ENTER NUCLEAR LAUNCH CODE:" in fact) to the sudoers file, > >>but at the moment I can not recall what/how I did it, but I'd like to do it > >>again. > >>Anyone? > > > >sudoers(5) says that you should change 'passprompt_override' setting. > > > >Reco > > > I'm trying, but failing to find an example of how to use that, like the > precise syntax to use. > The man page doesn't give any example, so it's not clear how to use it. This line in /etc/sudoers works for me: Defaults passprompt_override,passprompt="ENTER NUCLEAR LAUNCH CODE:" Of course you should use visudo, not edit /etc/sudoers directly. Reco
Re: change password prompt
On 09/19/2016 10:25 AM, Reco wrote: Hi. On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 09:59:03AM -0400, Tony Baldwin wrote: I had, on a prior machine, changed the password prompt for sudo by adding something (it was "ENTER NUCLEAR LAUNCH CODE:" in fact) to the sudoers file, but at the moment I can not recall what/how I did it, but I'd like to do it again. Anyone? sudoers(5) says that you should change 'passprompt_override' setting. Reco I'm trying, but failing to find an example of how to use that, like the precise syntax to use. The man page doesn't give any example, so it's not clear how to use it. Thanks, Tony -- http://tonybaldwin.me all tony, all the time
Re: change password prompt
Hi. On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 09:59:03AM -0400, Tony Baldwin wrote: > I had, on a prior machine, changed the password prompt for sudo by adding > something (it was "ENTER NUCLEAR LAUNCH CODE:" in fact) to the sudoers file, > but at the moment I can not recall what/how I did it, but I'd like to do it > again. > Anyone? sudoers(5) says that you should change 'passprompt_override' setting. Reco
change password prompt
I had, on a prior machine, changed the password prompt for sudo by adding something (it was "ENTER NUCLEAR LAUNCH CODE:" in fact) to the sudoers file, but at the moment I can not recall what/how I did it, but I'd like to do it again. Anyone? TIA Tony -- http://tonybaldwin.me all tony, all the time
