Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Paul Melvin <paul@×××××××××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] Sudo config
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:26:50
Message-Id: 011a01c8d2e9$e20bb490$a6231db0$@co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Sudo config by Etaoin Shrdlu
1 > -----Original Message-----
2 > From: Etaoin Shrdlu [mailto:shrdlu@×××××××××××××.org]
3 > Sent: 20 June 2008 16:17
4 > To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
5 > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Sudo config
6 >
7 > On Friday 20 June 2008, 16:58, Paul Melvin wrote:
8 >
9 > > How can I, when I sudo,:
10 > >
11 > >
12 > >
13 > > 1.get rid of all the text
14 >
15 > The "lecture" directive in /etc/sudoers seems to control that, although
16 > it's not terribly clear.
17 >
18 > > 2.change the password line to something, dare I say it, like ubuntu,
19 > > e.g. [sudo] password for paul, I assume paul is just a $USER
20 >
21 > This is controlled by the "passprompt" directive.
22 >
23 > man sudoers has decent explanations of both.
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27 Thanks Ward and Etaoin, will do
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