[SOLVED] Search repo providing sudoer and visudo

09-05-2008	#1 (permalink)
satimis Linux Engineer Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,221	[SOLVED] Search repo providing sudoer and visudo Hi folks, Debian Etch 4.0 On running; # apt-get install sudoer Code: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done E: Couldn't find package sudoer # apt-get install visudo Code: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done E: Couldn't find package visudo # cat /etc/apt/sources.list Code: deb http://security.debian.org etch/updates main deb http://ftp.hk.debian.org/debian/ etch main deb-src http://ftp.hk.debian.org/debian/ etch main Please advise how to add the necessary repo for sudoers and visudo. TIA B.R. satimis

09-05-2008	#2 (permalink)
bigtomrodney /etc/init.d/moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sunny South-East of Ireland Posts: 6,038	I believe you want to install sudo rather than sudoers. It may already be installed. The file /etc/sudoers is the config file for sudo and visudo is provided to edit /etc/sudoers to prevent damaging the file and hindering access. Your initial editing of the file should be done as root, whether using vim or visudo as you will have to grant access first. __________________ Registered Linux user #378740 New members read here / Forum Rules #linuxforums on irc.freenode.net

09-05-2008

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satimis

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bigtomrodney

I believe you want to install sudo rather than sudoers. It may already be installed. The file /etc/sudoers is the config file for sudo and visudo is provided to edit /etc/sudoers to prevent damaging the file and hindering access. Your initial editing of the file should be done as root, whether using vim or visudo as you will have to grant access first.

Hi bigtomrodney,

I got it. Thanks for your advice..

Sudo has not been installed on Debian Etch which is running as guest on a VM. Only limited packages has been download/installed, a basic OS for building headless server.

Edit:

A further question.

To allow satimis having admin's privilege I ran;

# visudo
adding;
satimis ALL=(ALL) ALL

below root.

Is this the correct step? Thanks.

B.R.
satimis

09-05-2008	#4 (permalink)
bigtomrodney /etc/init.d/moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sunny South-East of Ireland Posts: 6,038	That looks right to me. I'm not sure if it requires a reboot, but try using the sudo command for anything and enter the password for satimis when prompted. Code: sudo true __________________ Registered Linux user #378740 New members read here / Forum Rules #linuxforums on irc.freenode.net

09-05-2008

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satimis

Linux Engineer

Join Date: Sep 2004

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bigtomrodney

That looks right to me. I'm not sure if it requires a reboot, but try using the sudo command for anything and enter the password for satimis when prompted.

Code:

sudo true

Noted with thanks.

No reboot required

satimis

09-05-2008	#6 (permalink)
bigtomrodney /etc/init.d/moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sunny South-East of Ireland Posts: 6,038	Glad it worked! __________________ Registered Linux user #378740 New members read here / Forum Rules #linuxforums on irc.freenode.net

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