On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:53:11 +0200 "Dirk Moolman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am trying to setup sudo rights on a specific user (username: test), to > use the command: useradd > > I have not used sudo before, and I played around with /etc/sudoers a > bit, but I keep getting the error: > > useradd -c "JUST A TEST USER" -d /home/test -s /usr/bin/ksh > test2 > Cannot lock password file: already locked. > > > My sudoers file looks like this currently: > > /etc/sudoers > > # create group LIMITEDTRUST with user test as a member > User_Alias LIMITEDTRUST=test > Cmnd_Alias PROGRAMS=/usr/sbin/useradd,/usr/bin/ksh > > # members in the group LIMITEDTRUST are allowed to use sudo only with > the commands listed in cmnd alias PROGRAMS > > #LIMITEDTRUST ALL=PROGRAMS, NOPASSWD:PROGRAMS > LIMITEDTRUST ALL = ALL > > > I am using Suse SLES9. > > What do I need to do / change to get user "test" to be able to use > "useradd" ? > > > Dirk Try the following: sudo useradd -c "JUST A TEST USER" -d /home/test -s /usr/bin/ksh test2 You need to use the sudo command. -- Jerry Feldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Boston Linux and Unix user group http://www.blu.org PGP key id:C5061EA9 PGP Key fingerprint:053C 73EC 3AC1 5C44 3E14 9245 FB00 3ED5 C506 1EA9
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