On Sun, Sep 04, 2011 at 08:04:20AM +0000, darkestkhan wrote: > 2011/9/3 Stephen Allen <marathon.duran...@gmail.com>: > > On Sat, Sep 03, 2011 at 11:32:00AM +0000, darkestkhan wrote:
> >> /etc/sudoers contains informations about who has rights to access root > >> level privileges (though I know it can do much more, like giving only > >> limited privileges) > >> > >> at the bottom of /etc/sudoers you should have this line: > >> username ALL=(ALL) ALL > >> > >> where username is the name of user that will have root level > >> privileges, so in my case it is like this: > >> darkestkhan ALL=(ALL) ALL > >> > >> > >> You will probably have to run in maintenance (or rescue, forgot how it > >> was called) mode, after that (or reboot) everything should work > > ---end quoted text--- > > > > Cool. Thanks for the help. > > > > Strange why that line isn't there aye? > > > > Well, probably because maintainers can't be sure about which user > should have root level privileges, so it has actualized file without > asking question whether it should do so (this one is because of > synaptic, can't blame it - most (nontechnical) users won't notice > those changes, and in most cases system doesn't brake). As I'm > updating from command line I got information about changes in > /etc/sudoers but I decided to handle this manually as tool for merging > changes in config files is not too helpful (but it could be, arch and > gentoo are doing much better in this aspect) > > darkestkhan > ------------------------------------------ > Feel free to CC me. > jid: darkestk...@gmail.com > May The Source be with You. ---end quoted text--- Unfortuantely the suggested fix didn't work. Must have something to do with PAM? Doesn't PAM interact with the Keychain and maybe SUDOERS to authorize a user wanting to run for example, Synaptic? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110904121033.gb1...@thinkpad.gateway.2wire.net
