visudo - edit the sudoers file
S\bSY\bYN\bNO\bOP\bPS\bSI\bIS\bS
- v\bvi\bis\bsu\bud\bdo\bo [ -\b-c\bc ] [ -\b-f\bf _\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo_\be_\br_\bs ] [ -\b-q\bq ] [ -\b-s\bs ] [ -\b-V\bV ]
+ v\bvi\bis\bsu\bud\bdo\bo [-\b-c\bc] [-\b-q\bq] [-\b-s\bs] [-\b-V\bV] [-\b-f\bf _\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo_\be_\br_\bs]
D\bDE\bES\bSC\bCR\bRI\bIP\bPT\bTI\bIO\bON\bN
v\bvi\bis\bsu\bud\bdo\bo edits the _\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo_\be_\br_\bs file in a safe fashion, analogous
- to vipw(1m). v\bvi\bis\bsu\bud\bdo\bo locks the _\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo_\be_\br_\bs file against multi
+ to _\bv_\bi_\bp_\bw(1m). v\bvi\bis\bsu\bud\bdo\bo locks the _\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo_\be_\br_\bs file against multi
ple simultaneous edits, provides basic sanity checks, and
checks for parse errors. If the _\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo_\be_\br_\bs file is currently
being edited you will receive a message to try again
script. Normally, v\bvi\bis\bsu\bud\bdo\bo does not honor the VISUAL or
EDITOR environment variables unless they contain an editor
in the aforementioned editors list. However, if v\bvi\bis\bsu\bud\bdo\bo is
- configured with the _\b-_\b-_\bw_\bi_\bt_\bh_\b-_\be_\bn_\bv_\be_\bd_\bi_\bt_\bo_\br flag or the _\be_\bn_\bv_\be_\bd_\bi_\bt_\bo_\br
- Default variable is set in _\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo_\be_\br_\bs, v\bvi\bis\bsu\bud\bdo\bo will use any
- the editor defines by VISUAL or EDITOR. Note that this
- can be a security hole since it allows the user to execute
- any program they wish simply by setting VISUAL or EDITOR.
+ configured with the _\b-_\b-_\bw_\bi_\bt_\bh_\b-_\be_\bn_\bv_\be_\bd_\bi_\bt_\bo_\br flag or the _\be_\bn_\bv_\b__\be_\bd_\bi_\b
+ _\bt_\bo_\br Default variable is set in _\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo_\be_\br_\bs, v\bvi\bis\bsu\bud\bdo\bo will use
+ any the editor defines by VISUAL or EDITOR. Note that
+ this can be a security hole since it allows the user to
+ execute any program they wish simply by setting VISUAL or
+ EDITOR.
v\bvi\bis\bsu\bud\bdo\bo parses the _\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo_\be_\br_\bs file after the edit and will not
save the changes if there is a syntax error. Upon finding
is encountered, v\bvi\bis\bsu\bud\bdo\bo will exit with a value of 1.
-f Specify and alternate _\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo_\be_\br_\bs file location. With
- this option v\bvi\bis\bsu\bud\bdo\bo will edit (or check) the _\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo_\be_\br_\bs
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+ this option v\bvi\bis\bsu\bud\bdo\bo will edit (or check) the _\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo_\be_\br_\bs
file of your choice, instead of the default,
_\b/_\be_\bt_\bc_\b/_\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo_\be_\br_\bs. The lock file used is the specified
_\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo_\be_\br_\bs file with ".tmp" appended to it.
The following environment variables are used only if
v\bvi\bis\bsu\bud\bdo\bo was configured with the _\b-_\b-_\bw_\bi_\bt_\bh_\b-_\be_\bn_\bv_\b-_\be_\bd_\bi_\bt_\bo_\br option:
- VISUAL Invoked by visudo as the editor to use
- EDITOR Used by visudo if VISUAL is not set
+ VISUAL Invoked by visudo as the editor to use
+
+ EDITOR Used by visudo if VISUAL is not set
F\bFI\bIL\bLE\bES\bS
- /etc/sudoers List of who can run what
- /etc/sudoers.tmp Lock file for visudo
+ _\b/_\be_\bt_\bc_\b/_\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo_\be_\br_\bs List of who can run what
+ _\b/_\be_\bt_\bc_\b/_\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo_\be_\br_\bs_\b._\bt_\bm_\bp Lock file for visudo
D\bDI\bIA\bAG\bGN\bNO\bOS\bST\bTI\bIC\bCS\bS
sudoers file busy, try again later.
You have a _\br_\bu_\bn_\ba_\bs_\b__\bd_\be_\bf_\ba_\bu_\bl_\bt Defaults setting listed in
the _\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo_\be_\br_\bs file after its value has already been
used. This means that entries prior to the
- _\br_\bu_\bn_\ba_\bs_\b__\bd_\be_\bf_\ba_\bu_\bl_\bt setting will match based on the default
- value of _\br_\bu_\bn_\ba_\bs_\b__\bd_\be_\bf_\ba_\bu_\bl_\bt (root) whereas entries a\baf\bft\bte\ber\br
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+ _\br_\bu_\bn_\ba_\bs_\b__\bd_\be_\bf_\ba_\bu_\bl_\bt setting will match based on the default
+ value of _\br_\bu_\bn_\ba_\bs_\b__\bd_\be_\bf_\ba_\bu_\bl_\bt (root) whereas entries a\baf\bft\bte\ber\br
the _\br_\bu_\bn_\ba_\bs_\b__\bd_\be_\bf_\ba_\bu_\bl_\bt setting will match based on the new
value. This is usually unintentional and in most
cases the <runas_default> setting should be placed
(strict) mode this is an error, not a warning.
S\bSE\bEE\bE A\bAL\bLS\bSO\bO
- _\bv_\bi(1), sudoers(4), sudo(1m), vipw(1m)
+ _\bv_\bi(1), _\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo_\be_\br_\bs(4), _\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo(1m), _\bv_\bi_\bp_\bw(8)
A\bAU\bUT\bTH\bHO\bOR\bR
Many people have worked on _\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo over the years; this ver
a bug report at http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/bugs/
S\bSU\bUP\bPP\bPO\bOR\bRT\bT
- Commercial support is available for s\bsu\bud\bdo\bo, see
- http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/support.html for details.
-
Limited free support is available via the sudo-users mail
ing list, see http://www.sudo.ws/mail
man/listinfo/sudo-users to subscribe or search the
archives.
D\bDI\bIS\bSC\bCL\bLA\bAI\bIM\bME\bER\bR
- V\bVi\bis\bsu\bud\bdo\bo is provided ``AS IS'' and any express or implied
+ v\bvi\bis\bsu\bud\bdo\bo is provided ``AS IS'' and any express or implied
warranties, including, but not limited to, the implied
warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular
purpose are disclaimed. See the LICENSE file distributed
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