On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:18:56 +0530
vijay shanker wrote:
if it expects my own password then why not i can execute these command
without giving sudo as prefix.
Because sudo is the program that gives you the rights to execute certain
commands as root without actually being the root user. If you
At Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:50:38 +0530 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org
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Hi guys,
Thanks
What i am trying to achieve is; when executing
# sudo make install
Password:*
this password entered is root password.
it gives is error
Sorry, try again.
Sudo asks for
Are you trying to run sudo when logged in as root? sudo is only used by
non root users.
Robert Heller wrote:
At Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:50:38 +0530 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org
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Hi guys,
Thanks
What i am trying to achieve is; when executing
# sudo make install
Hello guys;
I am not able to use sudo command on my just installed centos5.3
But i know i am using right password to root.
Is this is by default not enabled; if so, what to do.
Regards,
Vijay Shanker Dubey
Ph: +91-9818311884
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vijay shanker wrote:
Hello guys;
I am not able to use sudo command on my just installed centos5.3
But i know i am using right password to root.
Is this is by default not enabled; if so, what to do.
You really need to configure /etc/sudoers, if you have not already.
-Alan
use your user password for sudo not root's password.
sudo su -
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2009/10/22 Jay jaybeat...@gmail.com:
sudo su -
sudo -s is so much neater! :)
Ben
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Benjamin Donnachie wrote:
2009/10/22 Jay jaybeat...@gmail.com:
sudo su -
sudo -s is so much neater! :)
But it is yet another unnecessary special case to remember.
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At Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:00:27 -0400 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org
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Hello guys;
I am not able to use sudo command on my just installed centos5.3
But i know i am using right password to root.
Is this is by default not enabled; if so, what to do.
You don't use root's
Hi guys,
Thanks
What i am trying to achieve is; when executing
# sudo make install
Password:*
this password entered is root password.
it gives is error
Sorry, try again.
but when i do a su - and then gave the same root password. I am able to
switch account to user.
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Am am
vijay shanker wrote:
Hi guys,
Thanks
What i am trying to achieve is; when executing
# sudo make install
Password:*
this password entered is root password.
sudo expeccts your USER password, not the root password. the whole
idea is the admin doesn't ened to give out the root
Goood John,
But you please also clarify what does sudo means;
if it expects my own password then why not i can execute these command
without giving sudo as prefix.
If i am a genuine sudoer then can i edit files on which only root has
execution rights.
Regards,
Vijay Shanker Dubey
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