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add "cd" section and flush out syslog section

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Todd C. Miller
1998-11-04 03:19:37 +00:00
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@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ A) Make sure you have an entry in your syslog.conf file to save
local2.debug @loghost local2.debug @loghost
depending whether you want to forward the messages to another depending whether you want to forward the messages to another
host or keep them locally. Don't forget to send a SIGHUP to host or keep them locally. Don't forget to send a SIGHUP to
your syslogd so that it re-reads its conf file. your syslogd so that it re-reads its conf file. Also, remember
that syslogd does not create log files, you need to create the
file before syslogd will log to it (ie: touch /var/adm/sudo.log).
Note: the facility ("local2.debug") must be separated from the Note: the facility ("local2.debug") must be separated from the
destination ("/var/adm/sudo.log" or "@loghost") by destination ("/var/adm/sudo.log" or "@loghost") by
tabs, *not* spaces. This is a common error. tabs, *not* spaces. This is a common error.
@@ -127,7 +129,20 @@ A) You probably didn't install the gcc-fixed include files.
Q) When I run "visudo" it says "sudoers file busy, try again later." Q) When I run "visudo" it says "sudoers file busy, try again later."
and doesn't do anything. and doesn't do anything.
A) You have a stale sudoers temporary file. The default location is A) You have a stale sudoers temporary file. The default location is
/etc/stmp. If you delete this file visudo will be happy again. /etc/stmp. If you delete this file visudo will be happy again,
but make sure to check that no one else is running visudo at
the time.
Q) When I try to use "cd" with sudo it says "cd: command not found".
A) "cd" is a shell builtin, you can't run it as a command since
a child process (sudo) cannot affect the current working directory
of the parent (your shell).
Q) When I try to use "cd" with sudo the command completes without
errors but nothing happens.
A) Some SVR4-derived OS's include a /usr/bin/cd command for reasons
unfathomable. A "cd" command is totally useless since a child process
cannot affect the current working directory of the parent (your shell).
Q) How do you pronounce `sudo'? Q) How do you pronounce `sudo'?
A) soo-doo (for superuser do). A) soo-doo (for superuser do).