What do I run? I run an ubuntu derivative, Mint. I only created one account on this computer (if I remember right). this is a home used system. I only have one computer I can do this with so I am stuck with testing on it. I don't think root's account has been locked in mint as I can 'su root' and I am super user. Am I assuming correctly? :-)~MIKE~(-: On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 9:22 AM, James Dugger wrote: > A few questions: > > -What distro are you using? > -Do you have more than one user account created on the system? > -Is your computer/system (the one you are doing this on) for testing only > or is this a work/home used computer /system? > > The reason that I ask is that it is good practice to test changes to a > system that is not critical to your daily uses. This is especially true for > Ubuntu where by default the root account is locked. If you don't have a > test system and you are using your daily useable system, then you should be > testing these changes with a test user account not your only actual user > account. > > As to the reason that sudo still works without a password, I am not > entirely sure but my guess is that the '#' in the /etc/group is being > ignored. Usually you remove the user from the group either by: > > gpasswd -d username group > > or > > editing the /etc/group and deleting the user from the sudo group. > > Caution: I would test this out with a test user rather than your personal > user account if you are the only user on the system and root account has > been disabled. > > > > On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 7:28 AM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> Okay, so I have added to group sudo in /etc/group. >> tape:x:26: >> sudo:x:27:bmike1 >> audio:x:29:pulse >> >> I have the lines: >> >> # Allow members of group sudo to execute any command >> #sudo ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL >> %sudo ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL >> >> in /etc/sudoers and as a result sudo no longer requires a password for my >> user. I then figured I would test this so I commented out my user in >> /etc/group (sudo:x:27:#) and then opened a new terminal and typed in >> 'sudo visudo' fully expecting it to ask for a password but no password was >> requested. So what's up? >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 11:08 PM, James Dugger wrote: >> >>> Either create a new group or use an exiting group that is not being >>> used. and then add the group to the sido script. so for a new group: >>> >>> 1. Add a new group to /etc/group with the following command: >>> >>> groupadd groupname (where groupname is a single word) >>> >>> 2. Open the /etc/group file and add your username to your new group as >>> discussed before. >>> >>> 3. Open the sudo script file with visudo and add the groupname >>> following stanza to the file: >>> >>> %groupname ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL >>> >>> This is basically the same thing. If you are the only user or admin on >>> your system than this is overkill and you could just use the %sudo group >>> stanza as discussed before. However if you are planning or have serveral >>> administrators that will have different permissions than it would be best >>> to re-think not using passwords. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > James > > *Linkedin * > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >