Re: [expert] sudo update (RPM) dependency problem
I guess you verified that it wasn't referring to a file that already exists, right? That is, /etc/pam.d/system-auth really doesn't exist, right? If that's true, then you would think that rpm would report to you a *package* that it depends on, not a file. Anyway, it's a good bet that system-auth is part of the pam rpm package, so maybe you need to update (or install?) it, and then see what it says. Obviously i don't know, but those are my ideas... j --- David Wollmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm having a bit of a problem installing the sudo update RPM for > Mandrake 7.1. > > I've looked around on the net, and I gather that the dependent file > (system-auth) is only installed as of Mandrake 7.2. Is it possible that > this RPM was built for the wrong Mandrake release? > > > > currently installed : sudo-1.6.2p2-3mdk > update RPM : sudo-1.6.3p6-1.2mdk.i586.rpm > > > > Attempt to install the update RPM causes error: > > error: failed dependencies: > /etc/pam.d/system-auth is needed by sudo-1.6.3p6-1.2mdk > > > > -- > David Wollmann > ICQ: 10742063 > __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/
Re: [expert] sudo update (RPM) dependency problem
On Tue Mar 13, 2001 at 07:21:55PM -0700, Vincent Danen wrote: > On Tue Mar 13, 2001 at 05:23:16PM -0600, David Wollmann wrote: > > > I'm having a bit of a problem installing the sudo update RPM for > > Mandrake 7.1. > > > > I've looked around on the net, and I gather that the dependent file > > (system-auth) is only installed as of Mandrake 7.2. Is it possible that > > this RPM was built for the wrong Mandrake release? > > > > > > > > currently installed : sudo-1.6.2p2-3mdk > > update RPM : sudo-1.6.3p6-1.2mdk.i586.rpm > > > > > > > > Attempt to install the update RPM causes error: > > > > error: failed dependencies: > > /etc/pam.d/system-auth is needed by sudo-1.6.3p6-1.2mdk > > Sorry, this was an oversight. This will be corrected ASAP. Please download sudo-1.6.3p6-1.3mdk from the updates site which should be available within the hour. Thank you for pointing this out. Note that only the 7.1 version was affected: The 7.2 and Corporate Server versions do not need to be updated as they work fine. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED], OpenPGP key available on www.keyserver.net 1024D/FE6F2AFD 88D8 0D23 8D4B 3407 5BD7 66F9 2043 D0E5 FE6F 2AFD - Danen Consulting Serviceswww.danen.net, www.freezer-burn.org - MandrakeSoft, Inc. Security www.linux-mandrake.com Current Linux kernel 2.4.2-13mdk uptime: 3 hours 30 minutes.
Re: [expert] sudo update (RPM) dependency problem
On Tue Mar 13, 2001 at 05:23:16PM -0600, David Wollmann wrote: > I'm having a bit of a problem installing the sudo update RPM for > Mandrake 7.1. > > I've looked around on the net, and I gather that the dependent file > (system-auth) is only installed as of Mandrake 7.2. Is it possible that > this RPM was built for the wrong Mandrake release? > > > > currently installed : sudo-1.6.2p2-3mdk > update RPM : sudo-1.6.3p6-1.2mdk.i586.rpm > > > > Attempt to install the update RPM causes error: > > error: failed dependencies: > /etc/pam.d/system-auth is needed by sudo-1.6.3p6-1.2mdk Sorry, this was an oversight. This will be corrected ASAP. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED], OpenPGP key available on www.keyserver.net 1024D/FE6F2AFD 88D8 0D23 8D4B 3407 5BD7 66F9 2043 D0E5 FE6F 2AFD - Danen Consulting Serviceswww.danen.net, www.freezer-burn.org - MandrakeSoft, Inc. Security www.linux-mandrake.com Current Linux kernel 2.4.2-13mdk uptime: 3 hours 11 minutes.
Re: [expert] sudo ?
install the sudo rpm. then, give the user access to passwd. be careful, as sudo can easily be misconfigured to allow access to all files. Don't ever use the word ALL in sudoers. On Mon, 3 Apr 2000, Harald Wolf wrote: > Hi, > > i want do enable a user to create other user accounts and set their > password. > But i don't want to give this user the root access !! > > i assume i have to do that with sudo. But i can't find the appropriate > man-page and files in /etc > i have installed Power-Linux 6.5. > > do i have to install a additional package ? > > can someone help me to get this thing working ? >
Re: [expert] sudo ?
Yes, that's what he wants to do: Allow a certain user (call him "fred") to CREATE USER ACCOUNTS, but deny fred the ability to, say, write to the /usr/bin tree. On Mon, 03 Apr 2000, you wrote: | To add extra users on to your system, there are numerous programs that are | simple to use, adduser from the command line (my fav) "adduser foo" and then type | "passwd foo" and give the pass at the prompt. Or you can use linuxconfig, | DrakConfig, or kuser, to add users. Just run one of those programs as root, | and fill, in the relavent info, login + pass is usually all you need. | | Sudo is an entirely different beast. It allows you to give certain root | privaledges to a specific user. You might give a certain user special | privledge to extract source into /usr/local/src. When ever I download a new | program as source, I extract the files into that directory, which gives me a | good idea of what I've installed myself or have tried to and failed. Instead | of making the directory world writable or playing with the group settings, i | would just need to run something like kpackage with the command sudo preceding | it. If you really want sudo, it's at www.courtsesan.com/sudo. Just know it's | probably a security risk and you should read all the documentation on the web | page and that comes with it. You probably don't need it. | | Tom | | On Mon, 03 Apr 2000, you wrote: | > Hi, | > | > i want do enable a user to create other user accounts and set their | > password. | > But i don't want to give this user the root access !! | > | > i assume i have to do that with sudo. But i can't find the appropriate | > man-page and files in /etc | > i have installed Power-Linux 6.5. | > | > do i have to install a additional package ? | > | > can someone help me to get this thing working ? -- "Brian, the man from babbleon-on" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brian T. Schellenberger http://www.babbleon.org Support http://www.eff.org. Support decss defendents. Support http://www.programming-freedom.org. Boycott amazon.com.
Re: [expert] sudo ?
To add extra users on to your system, there are numerous programs that are simple to use, adduser from the command line (my fav) "adduser foo" and then type "passwd foo" and give the pass at the prompt. Or you can use linuxconfig, DrakConfig, or kuser, to add users. Just run one of those programs as root, and fill, in the relavent info, login + pass is usually all you need. Sudo is an entirely different beast. It allows you to give certain root privaledges to a specific user. You might give a certain user special privledge to extract source into /usr/local/src. When ever I download a new program as source, I extract the files into that directory, which gives me a good idea of what I've installed myself or have tried to and failed. Instead of making the directory world writable or playing with the group settings, i would just need to run something like kpackage with the command sudo preceding it. If you really want sudo, it's at www.courtsesan.com/sudo. Just know it's probably a security risk and you should read all the documentation on the web page and that comes with it. You probably don't need it. Tom On Mon, 03 Apr 2000, you wrote: > Hi, > > i want do enable a user to create other user accounts and set their > password. > But i don't want to give this user the root access !! > > i assume i have to do that with sudo. But i can't find the appropriate > man-page and files in /etc > i have installed Power-Linux 6.5. > > do i have to install a additional package ? > > can someone help me to get this thing working ?
