Update descriptions of env_keep and env_check to match current reality.
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@@ -417,13 +417,15 @@ This flag is I<off> by default.
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=item set_logname
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Normally, B<sudo> will set the C<LOGNAME> and C<USER> environment variables
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to the name of the target user (usually root unless the B<-u> flag is given).
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However, since some programs (including the RCS revision control system)
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use C<LOGNAME> to determine the real identity of the user, it may be desirable
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to change this behavior. This can be done by negating the set_logname option.
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Note that if the I<env_reset> option has not been disabled, entries in
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the I<env_keep> list will override the value of I<set_logname>.
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Normally, B<sudo> will set the C<LOGNAME>, C<USER> and C<USERNAME>
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environment variables to the name of the target user (usually root
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unless the B<-u> flag is given). However, since some programs
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(including the RCS revision control system) use C<LOGNAME> to
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determine the real identity of the user, it may be desirable to
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change this behavior. This can be done by negating the set_logname
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option. Note that if the I<env_reset> option has not been disabled,
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entries in the I<env_keep> list will override the value of
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I<set_logname>.
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=item stay_setuid
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@@ -439,14 +441,12 @@ function.
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=item env_reset
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If set, B<sudo> will reset the environment to only contain the
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following variables: C<DISPLAY>, C<HOME>, C<LOGNAME>, C<PATH>,
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C<SHELL>, C<TERM>, C<TZ> and C<USER> (in addition to the C<SUDO_*>
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variables). Of these, only C<DISPLAY>, C<PATH>, C<TZ> and C<TERM>
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are copied unaltered from the old environment. The other variables
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are set to default values (possibly modified by the value of the
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I<set_logname> option). If the I<secure_path> option is set, its
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value will be used for the C<PATH> environment variable. Other
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variables may be preserved via the I<env_keep> option.
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LOGNAME, SHELL, USER, USERNAME and the C<SUDO_*> variables. Any
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variables in the caller's environment that match the C<env_keep>
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and C<env_check> lists are then added. The default contents of the
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C<env_keep> and C<env_check> lists are displayed when B<sudo> is
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run by root with the I<-V> option. If the I<secure_path> option
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is set, its -value will be used for the C<PATH> environment variable.
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This flag is I<on> by default.
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=item use_loginclass
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@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ Defaults to C<@badpri@>.
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A colon (':') separated list of editors allowed to be used with
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B<visudo>. B<visudo> will choose the editor that matches the user's
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USER environment variable if possible, or the first editor in the
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EDITOR environment variable if possible, or the first editor in the
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list that exists and is executable. The default is the path to vi
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on your system.
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@@ -785,9 +785,12 @@ be used to guard against printf-style format vulnerabilities in
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poorly-written programs. The argument may be a double-quoted,
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space-separated list or a single value without double-quotes. The
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list can be replaced, added to, deleted from, or disabled by using
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the C<=>, C<+=>, C<-=>, and C<!> operators respectively. The default
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list of environment variables to check is printed when B<sudo> is
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run by root with the I<-V> option.
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the C<=>, C<+=>, C<-=>, and C<!> operators respectively. Regardless
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of whether the C<env_reset> option is enabled or disabled, variables
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specified by C<env_check> will be preserved in the environment if
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they pass the aforementioned check. The default list of environment
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variables to check is displayed when B<sudo> is run by root with
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the I<-V> option.
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=item env_delete
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@@ -796,7 +799,7 @@ The argument may be a double-quoted, space-separated list or a
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single value without double-quotes. The list can be replaced, added
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to, deleted from, or disabled by using the C<=>, C<+=>, C<-=>, and
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C<!> operators respectively. The default list of environment
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variables to remove is printed when B<sudo> is run by root with the
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variables to remove is displayed when B<sudo> is run by root with the
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I<-V> option. Note that many operating systems will remove potentially
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dangerous variables from the environment of any setuid process (such
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as B<sudo>).
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@@ -809,7 +812,8 @@ control over the environment B<sudo>-spawned processes will receive.
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The argument may be a double-quoted, space-separated list or a
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single value without double-quotes. The list can be replaced, added
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to, deleted from, or disabled by using the C<=>, C<+=>, C<-=>, and
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C<!> operators respectively. This list has no default members.
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C<!> operators respectively. The default list of variables to keep
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is displayed when B<sudo> is run by root with the I<-V> option.
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=back
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@@ -1090,13 +1094,13 @@ Here we override some of the compiled in default values. We want
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B<sudo> to log via L<syslog(3)> using the I<auth> facility in all
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cases. We don't want to subject the full time staff to the B<sudo>
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lecture, user B<millert> need not give a password, and we don't
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want to reset the C<LOGNAME> or C<USER> environment variables when
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running commands as root. Additionally, on the machines in the
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I<SERVERS> C<Host_Alias>, we keep an additional local log file and
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make sure we log the year in each log line since the log entries
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will be kept around for several years. Lastly, we disable shell
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escapes for the commands in the PAGERS C<Cmnd_Alias> (/usr/bin/more,
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/usr/bin/pg and /usr/bin/less).
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want to reset the C<LOGNAME>, C<USER> or C<USERNAME> environment
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variables when running commands as root. Additionally, on the
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machines in the I<SERVERS> C<Host_Alias>, we keep an additional
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local log file and make sure we log the year in each log line since
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the log entries will be kept around for several years. Lastly, we
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disable shell escapes for the commands in the PAGERS C<Cmnd_Alias>
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(/usr/bin/more, /usr/bin/pg and /usr/bin/less).
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# Override built-in defaults
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Defaults syslog=auth
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