tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19773136.post113432779915333258..comments2008-04-02T06:25:26.439-04:00Comments on Techno Wizah: Debian HOW-TO: SudoHugueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14286199493983794036noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19773136.post-61490969101441460532008-04-02T06:25:26.439-04:002008-04-02T06:25:26.439-04:00really helpful. thanksreally helpful. thanksMatty Bhttp://www.thatintranetsecurityguy.com/wp/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19773136.post-90814753248954818252007-12-28T11:44:57.741-05:002007-12-28T11:44:57.741-05:00sudo can step up security in a number of ways. Her...sudo can step up security in a number of ways. Here is one.<BR/><BR/>Passwords are possibly the "weakest link" of system security; to be strong they must be complex and long, to be usable they should be short and memorable.<BR/><BR/>Configuring sudo in this way will allow you to set a more secure root password. Because you don't enter it all the time you don't care how long it is. When Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19773136.post-19236461733980283042007-12-23T19:10:26.240-05:002007-12-23T19:10:26.240-05:00How do you save the sudoers file? Thank you.How do you save the sudoers file? Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19773136.post-21537814237956800652007-09-25T09:33:52.924-04:002007-09-25T09:33:52.924-04:00It would be nice to add that this just the most ba...It would be nice to add that this just the most basic setup of sudo, not really secure.<BR/><BR/>This config just grants privileges to execute anything in the box.<BR/><BR/>In more complex enviroments, I think there's a way to configure sudo to let users execute only certain commands.DrMorbiushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12660649532157900371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19773136.post-78726474899661399512007-09-07T10:12:42.281-04:002007-09-07T10:12:42.281-04:00Hello! I read this article! Big thanks to author, ...Hello! I read this article! Big thanks to author, very interesting. Write more.<a href="http://erniz.com">Hilbert</a>noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19773136.post-25463243638564213812007-08-18T08:42:39.078-04:002007-08-18T08:42:39.078-04:00Hello,The sudo application basically allows your u...Hello,<BR/><BR/>The <I>sudo</I> application basically allows your user to run commands with root privileges.<BR/><BR/>A great, more thorough explanation can be found <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudo" REL="nofollow">here, on Wikipedia</A>.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comment,<BR/><BR/>HuguesHugueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14286199493983794036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19773136.post-3615193227201972302007-08-18T08:10:28.873-04:002007-08-18T08:10:28.873-04:00so I edited sudoers file by adding an extra line a...so I edited <I>sudoers</I> file by adding an extra line as described in the howto.<BR/>However, I am a bit at a loss understanding the sense of it. I mean, I was always able to change to root just by typing <I>su</I> and then my root password.<BR/>I mean, does doing this add an extra level of comfort working with sudo? If yes, it does not come obvious from the text of the howto.<BR/>It would sea.fish69http://www.blogger.com/profile/12855401485598835191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19773136.post-59499383014116765152007-05-23T17:25:23.512-04:002007-05-23T17:25:23.512-04:00thank you (great how-to's to be found at your site...thank you (great how-to's to be found at your site:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com