Why is the format so different? Meaning the examples I have to look at are 'ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL' but the way the computer accepts it is without the parentheses and withot the cast three characters. :-)~MIKE~(-: On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 2:51 PM, Jon Ernster wrote: > ALL just gives you the ability to run sudo on all binaries. If you don't > want to give your password every time you use sudo then you need to use the > NOPASSWD option. > > ie: exampleuser ALL=NOPASSWD: ALL > > > On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 3:42 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> I just tried saving it as sudoers rather than as the .tmp file but still >> it requires a password. Please tell me what I am doing wrong? >> Here is the file >> >> # Cmnd alias specification >> >> # User privilege specification >> root ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL >> *** ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL >> >> # Members of the admin group may gain root privileges >> admin ALL=(ALL) ALL >> *** ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL >> >> # Allow members of group sudo to execute any command >> sudo ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL >> *** ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL >> >> >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 2:23 PM, James Mcphee wrote: >> >>> sudoers.tmp is the lock file visudo uses to make sure there aren't >>> multiple edits going on at the same time. >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 1:53 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >>> >>>> I am trying to add my user to 'sudoers'. After I do I press cntrl-X and >>>> it says the file it is going to save is 'sudoers.tmp' . So I save it like >>>> that and my user still requires a password. should I not save it as the >>>> .tmp file but rather as 'sudoers'. I don't remember it being like that last >>>> time I did this! >>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> 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 McPhee >>> jmcphe@gmail.com >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> 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 >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 >