From 5dd6c232d8e18dfb4b1bfe64217483eaee1216dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bdale Garbee Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:27:46 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] recommend visudo in README file --- debian/README | 4 ++++ debian/changelog | 4 +++- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/debian/README b/debian/README index 3de537c..b5ed892 100644 --- a/debian/README +++ b/debian/README @@ -15,3 +15,7 @@ # to add the above directive to the end of your /etc/sudoers file to enable # this functionality for existing installations if you wish! # +# Finally, please note that using the visudo command is the recommended way +# to update sudoers content, since it protects against many failure modes. +# See the man page for visudo for more information. +# diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 70f62b4..f871fcc 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ sudo (1.8.3p1-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=low * if upgrading from squeeze, and the sudoers file is unmodified, avoid the packaging system prompting the user about a change they didn't make now that sudoers is a conffile, closes: #612532, #636049 + * add a recommendation for the use of visudo to the sudoers.d/README file, + closes: #648104 - -- Bdale Garbee Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:27:33 -0700 + -- Bdale Garbee Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:27:13 -0700 sudo (1.8.3p1-1) unstable; urgency=low -- 2.30.2