[SOLVED] Search repo providing sudoer and visudo

[satimis]

Hi folks,

Debian Etch 4.0

On running;

# apt-get install sudoer

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package sudoer

# apt-get install visudo

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package visudo

# cat /etc/apt/sources.list

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

[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.

[satimis]

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

[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.

sudo true

[satimis]

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.

sudo true

Noted with thanks.

No reboot required


satimis

[bigtomrodney]

Glad it worked!