>>> On Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 9:31 AM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Peter E. Abresch Jr. - at Pepco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: -snip- > Here is the problem, we are running the following guests: > > SuSE SLES10x SP1 Kernel 2.6.16.53-0.18-default with Sudo version 1.6.8p12 > > SuSE SLES9x SP3 Kernel 2.6.5-7.287.3 with Sudo version 1.6.7p5 > > Unfortunately these are the latest versions of sudo that Novell has > released for these Linux Distributions according to YaST. We pay for > updates and patches so the question is, Can we get the latest sudo version > from Novell or do I have to download it and build it myself? If I have to > build it myself, does it void any support type warranties with Novell?
SLES9 SP4 is well under way. I can't find the RPMs associated with it right now, so I can't tell if the version of sudo will be newer or not. I suspect it will not be newer. If you download sudo from source and compile it yourself, it will void support for sudo, but not your system as a whole. And, if you run into a problem, and are able to replicate it with the supported version of sudo, then you can still file a support request. At least, that's been the policy for other things. You would need to ask officially through your normal support channels to get an official answer. If you do decide to compile your own, please, please, use the .spec file from the current source RPM as the basis for your package. Modify it as needed to reference new versions, try to see if any patch files included in the current SRPM are still applicable, etc. You're much more likely to get a usable package that way. Mark Post ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
