On Thursday, 26 May 2022 21:54:50 BST Walter Dnes wrote: > I just ran an update and noticed that etc-update wants to change the > layout of /etc/sudoers, specifically... > > ###################################################################### > > ## > ## User privilege specification > ## > -root ALL=(ALL) ALL > +root ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL > > ## Uncomment to allow members of group wheel to execute any command > -# %wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL > +# %wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL > > ## Same thing without a password > -# %wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL > +# %wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL > > ## Uncomment to allow members of group sudo to execute any command > -# %sudo ALL=(ALL) ALL > +# %sudo ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL > > ## Uncomment to allow any user to run sudo if they know the password > ## of the user they are running the command as (root by default). > # Defaults targetpw # Ask for the password of the target user > -# ALL ALL=(ALL) ALL # WARNING: only use this together with 'Defaults > targetpw' +# ALL ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL # WARNING: only use this together with > 'Defaults targetpw' > > ###################################################################### > > ...and similar changes for /etc/sudoers.dist. What is this about, and > should I go ahead?
I did it without thinking about it, and nothing untoward has befallen. Yet. -- Regards, Peter.
