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updated shadow passwords blurb

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Todd C. Miller
1995-09-10 17:56:19 +00:00
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@@ -3,13 +3,17 @@ Troubleshooting tips for CU sudo.
Q) Sudo compiles but when I run it I get "Sorry, sudo must be setuid root." Q) Sudo compiles but when I run it I get "Sorry, sudo must be setuid root."
and sudo quits. and sudo quits.
A) Sudo must be setuid root to do its work. You need to do something like A) Sudo must be setuid root to do its work. You need to do something like
"chmod 4111 /usr/local/bin/sudo". "chmod 4111 /usr/local/bin/sudo". Also, the filesystem sudo resides
on must *not* be mounted with the nosuid mount option or sudo will
not be able to work.
Q) When sudo asks me for my password it never accepts what I enter even Q) When sudo asks me for my password it never accepts what I enter even
though I know I entered my password correctly. though I know I entered my password correctly.
A) Try running configure with the --with-getpass option. After this A) Try running configure with the --with-getpass option. After this
when you build sudo it will use the system's getpass() routine instead when you build sudo it will use the system's getpass() routine instead
of sudo's own version. If that doesn't work, make sure that you of sudo's own version. If that doesn't work, and your OS uses shadow
gave configure the --with-C2 option if your OS uses shadow passwords passwords, re-run configure and add the --with-C2 option. Configure
tries to guess whether or not you are using shadow passwords but
it is not bulletproof.
(see the INSTALL doc for a list of OS's that sudo knows how to get (see the INSTALL doc for a list of OS's that sudo knows how to get
shadow password info for). shadow password info for).