Can't ask for user authentication for sudo

[the dsc]

Nothing like a configuration file to make you feel inept.

I'm not being able to set the system to ask for user authentication for sudo.

The sudoers is quite simple by now, which makes the whole thing even more ridiculous. I've been looking a little bit over the internet, and I've found that both "authenticate" in "Defaults" and PASSWD are somewhat assumed by default. I've tried to make both explicit, nevertheless, but didn't have effect.

Defaults env_reset, authenticate


# Host alias specification

# User alias specification

# Cmnd alias specification

# User privilege specification
root ALL=(ALL) ALL
user ALL = PASSWD: ALL

I've also tried this "authenticate" option in another line, tried replacing the env_reset by it, and tried a few variations on the line that sets the rules specifically for the user "user", some of these actually had syntax errors, but the ones which didn't had, also did'nt work for requiring password anyway.

I assume I don't have to log off and in again in order to the changes on sudoers take effect, since the "answer" to the syntax error was immediate...

[abhishek456]

user ALL = PASSWD: ALL

try this

user	ALL=(ALL)	ALL

this works for me.Users had to give password for acess and for no password i use this

user	ALL=(ALL) 	NOPASSWD: ALL

[the dsc]

Thanks for the answer... I just noticed that answer now... really got to sign off a bunch of mail lists and bulletins...

But that didn't work for me. This line would work if everything was normal and password was required by default, I guess, but apparently that's not the case with me for some reason...

I even tried

ALL=(ALL) PASSWD: ALL

just to test if this "(ALL)" wouldn't be the reason...