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took out stuff about NFS-mounting since it is no longer an issue

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Todd C. Miller
1996-07-08 14:30:30 +00:00
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@@ -30,22 +30,12 @@ A) Try running configure with the --with-getpass option. After this
(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).
Q) Sudo says that it cannot read the sudoers file even though the
path it says is correct.
A) If the sudoers file lives on an NFS-mounted partition that partition
needs to be exported as root to the host in question unless you
have set SUDOERS_OWNER to something other than root. An easy test
is to see if "cat /path/to/sudoers" works as root. If not, then
you have the aforementioned problem. See the entry for SUDOERS_OWNER
in the OPTIONS file.
Q) Can I put the sudoers file in NIS/NIS+ or do I have to have a Q) Can I put the sudoers file in NIS/NIS+ or do I have to have a
copy on each machine? copy on each machine?
A) There is no support for making an NIS/NIS+ map/table out of A) There is no support for making an NIS/NIS+ map/table out of
the sudoers file at this time. A good way to distribute the the sudoers file at this time. A good way to distribute the
sudoers file is via rdist(1). It is also possible to sudoers file is via rdist(1). It is also possible to
NFS-mount the sudoers file. However, please read the previous NFS-mount the sudoers file.
TROUBLESHOOTING entry for info on this.
Q) I don't run sendmail on my machine. Does this mean that I cannot Q) I don't run sendmail on my machine. Does this mean that I cannot
use sudo? use sudo?