On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 6:28 PM, Smith, Ann (ISD, IT) <[email protected]> wrote: > I need to update sudoers and don't know proper procedure. > Figured I'd ask before I mess it up. I did at least create a backup of > /etc/sudoers
visudo is a wrapper that invokes vi to edit the file and then validates it before replacing the old one. I have always found this overkill. But I guess when sudo is all you have to change things back, then it may be worth to prevent locking yourself out. I don't know how thorough the check is. Rob ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
