andy is not in the sudoers file.

frankbell · 02-07-2017, 10:15 PM

Remember, the creepy sudo fetish is a *buntu thing. Non-*buntu distros expect you to use su.

If you want to use sudo on Debian, you will need to edit the sudoers file accordingly.

Fixit7 · 02-07-2017, 10:34 PM

Thanks, I did not know that.

BW-userx · 02-08-2017, 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fixit7

Still getting

well what does your sudoer file look like? especially that line that has the word sudo within it.

Code:

cat /etc/sudoers
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Code:

cat /etc/groups | grep sudo
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that one might be

Code:

cat /etc/group | grep sudo

I keep forgetting if it needs the 's' or not

Code:

groups
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Fixit7 · 02-08-2017, 07:55 AM

Here you go.

Quote:

andy@new-host:/$ su cat /etc/sudoers
No passwd entry for user 'cat'

andy@new-host:/$ cat /etc/groups | grep sudo
cat: /etc/groups: No such file or directory

andy@new-host:/$ cat /etc/group | grep sudo
sudo:x:27:

andy@new-host:/$ groups
andy cdrom floppy audio dip video plugdev netdev lpadmin scanner

BW-userx · 02-08-2017, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fixit7

Here you go.

Ok
Fixit7
Senior Member
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first of all your syntax is wrong that is why it is not working - google syntax

where is the order to your madness? (that is just a phrase)

Code:

andy@new-host:/$ su cat /etc/sudoers
No passwd entry for user 'cat'

su first then password then command

Quote:

andy@new-host:/$ cat /etc/group | grep sudo
sudo:x:27:

andy@new-host:/$ groups
andy cdrom floppy audio dip video plugdev netdev lpadmin scanner

you're not attached to sudo group yet, what happened?
if you where attached to sudo group it'd look like this

Code:

sudo:x:27:andy

andy cdrom floppy audio dip video plugdev netdev lpadmin scanner sudo

the word sudo would be in that line somewhere, I just put it at the end.

command prompts indicating what level of user is issuing command.
$ - reg user
# - root user

remember the steps

$su
$password
#usermod -aG sudo andy

Log out log in to let it take effect.

hopefully within your sudoers file you have the sudo uncommitted so that anyone attached to the sudo group will get root priv.

Fixit7 · 02-08-2017, 08:18 AM

Keep in mind that I first used ubuntu which does use sudo <command>.

Quote:

where is your order to your madness? (that is just a phrase)

Try to chill. I am only human. :-)

Quote:

#
# This file MUST be edited with the 'visudo' command as root.
#
# Please consider adding local content in /etc/sudoers.d/ instead of
# directly modifying this file.
#
# See the man page for details on how to write a sudoers file.
#
Defaults env_reset
Defaults mail_badpass
Defaults secure_path="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"

# Host alias specification

# User alias specification

# Cmnd alias specification

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

# Allow members of group sudo to execute any command
%sudo ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

andy ALL=(ALL) ALL

# See sudoers(5) for more information on "#include" directives:

#includedir /etc/sudoers.d
root@new-host:/home/andy#

root@new-host:/home/andy# cat /etc/groups | grep sudo
cat: /etc/groups: No such file or directory

BW-userx · 02-08-2017, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fixit7

Keep in mind that I first used ubuntu which does use sudo <command>.

Try to chill. I am only human. :-)

root@new-host:/home/andy# cat /etc/groups | grep sudo
cat: /etc/groups: No such file or directory

Let that do the work. That is what it is there for.

Quote:

# Allow members of group sudo to execute any command
%sudo ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

did you change that sudo line?

Code:

%sudo ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL
should be??
%sudo ALL=(ALL) ALL

BUT if you insist to have it that other way then

Code:

andy ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL

give that a try.

BW-userx · 02-08-2017, 08:33 AM

I use wheel group

Code:

(userx@slacko⚡️~)>>$ grep wheel /etc/group
wheel:x:10:root,userx

Code:

(userx@slacko⚡️~)>>$ groups
userx lp wheel floppy audio video cdrom plugdev power netdev scanner

Notice no need for a password.

Code:

(userx@slacko⚡️~)>>$ sudo cat /etc/sudoers
## sudoers file.
##
## This file MUST be edited with the 'visudo' command as root.
## Failure to use 'visudo' may result in syntax or file permission errors
## that prevent sudo from running.
##
## See the sudoers man page for the details on how to write a sudoers file.
##

##
## Runas alias specification
##

##
## User privilege specification
##
root ALL=(ALL) ALL

## Uncomment to allow members of group wheel to execute any command
# %wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL

## Same thing without a password
%wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL


## Uncomment to allow members of group sudo to execute any command
# %sudo	ALL=(ALL) ALL

## Uncomment to allow any user to run sudo if they know the password
## of the user they are running the command as (root by default).
# Defaults targetpw  # Ask for the password of the target user
# ALL ALL=(ALL) ALL  # WARNING: only use this together with 'Defaults targetpw'

## Read drop-in files from /etc/sudoers.d
## (the '#' here does not indicate a comment)
#includedir /etc/sudoers.d

you can do the same with sudo

Code:

## Same thing without a password
%sudo ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL

BW-userx · 02-08-2017, 08:44 AM

slow down and give this a read

sudo-and-sudoers-configuration

https://serversforhackers.com/video/...-configuration

Fixit7 · 02-08-2017, 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BW-userx

Let that do the work. That is what it is there for.

did you change that sudo line?

Code:

%sudo ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL
should be??
%sudo ALL=(ALL) ALL

BUT if you insist to have it that other way then

Code:

andy ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL

give that a try.

I did so.

How do I know if it works ?

pan64 · 02-08-2017, 09:22 AM

since it is the sudoers file (I hope you edited it with visudo), you can try now sudo.
sudo apt-get update
was your original question, it should work if you properly set that.

BW-userx · 02-08-2017, 09:31 AM

to change the visudo to use nano instead

Code:

sudo export VISUAL=nano
sudo export EDITOR=nano

then type

Code:

visudo

you should be in nano and no longer vi to edit your sudoers file. It worked in Slackware.

But me I just do this

Code:

sudo nano /etc/sudoers

hehe

Fixit7 · 02-08-2017, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pan64

since it is the sudoers file (I hope you edited it with visudo), you can try now sudo.
sudo apt-get update
was your original question, it should work if you properly set that.

Yes, I used visudo.

It works now.

Thanks a lot.

Fixit7 · 02-08-2017, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BW-userx

to change the visudo to use nano instead

Code:

sudo export VISUAL=nano
sudo export EDITOR=nano

then type

Code:

visudo

you should be in nano and no longer vi to edit your sudoers file. It worked in Slackware.

But me I just do this

Code:

sudo nano /etc/sudoers

hehe

Is there an advantage to using nano ?

BW-userx · 02-08-2017, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fixit7

Is there an advantage to using nano ?

user preference is all. VI and its commands I do not like, that was written way back before they even had a mouse so they had to come up with inventive ways to do everything with a keyboard. I do not like what they came up with.