You're right, it's a problem with the Docker image I am using. I've narrowed the cause down to some dependency of freeipa-client.
Shane On Sat, 28 Feb 2026 10:49:14 +0100 Marc Haber <[email protected]> wrote: > Control: tags -1 unreproducible > > On Fri, Feb 27, 2026 at 08:19:04PM +0000, Shane Frasier wrote: > >When running in Debian Forky I am unable to run commands as root via > >sudo. Even something simple such as sudo ls fails with the error > >message "root is not in the sudoers file". I did verify that root is > >indeed listed in the /etc/sudoers file just as it always has been. > > Like this? > > 2/5177]mh@swivel:~ ⚡ $ sudo -i > Last login: Sa Feb 28 10:46:33 CET 2026 on pts/5 > root@swivel:~# id > uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root) > root@swivel:~# sudo ls > Sync > root@swivel:~# sudo -u mh id > uid=1001(mh) gid=1001(mh) groups=1001(mh),4(adm),20(dialout),27(sudo),50(staff),100(users),104(kvm),106(netdev),127(libvirt),128(wireshark),129(debspawn),998(systemd-network),999(systemd-journal) > root@swivel:~# sudo id > uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root) > root@swivel:~# > logout > [3/5178]mh@swivel:~ ⚡ $ > > Seems to work for me. Can you give instructions how to reproduce this? > > Please inspect your sudoers and your sudoers.d files for strangeness. > > Greetings > Marc > > -- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header > Leimen, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 6224 1600402 > Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 6224 1600421 > >
