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Rootsudo under Ubuntu

  • 03-12-2009 03:16AM
    #1
    mehmeh12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 921 ✭✭✭


    Hi

    Whenever i give my password to allow a root like command like Update Manager-does this mean that for 15 minutes my computer is running as a full root user?


Comments

  • #2
    ravydavygravy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 545 ✭✭✭ravydavygravy


    It means it won't ask *you* for your password again for sudo commands for the next few minutes. Pretty sure you can change this to require password every time.

    Edit the /etc/sudoers file (using visudo) and change the defaults line from
    Defaults    !lecture,tty_tickets,!fqdn

    to
    Defaults    !lecture,tty_tickets,timestamp_timeout=0,insults,!fqdn

    Full details here: http://ohioloco.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=870820

    Dave


  • #3
    bman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 590 ✭✭✭bman


    ravydavygravy wrote: »
    Defaults    !lecture,tty_tickets,timestamp_timeout=0,insults,!fqdn

    Haha. I hadn't seen the insults options before. That's another good thing about Linux, you can put funny **** like that in to your code without having to fear retribution from the boss / man!! :)


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