[sudo-users] NOPASSWD usage, but getting prompted for password

zach at splot.org zach at splot.org
Wed Jun 8 17:00:34 EDT 2005


On Wednesday 08 June 2005 02:54 pm, you wrote:
> In message <200506081242.08020.zach at splot.org>
>
>  so spake  (zach):
> > I have this config in /etc/sudoers:
> >
> > user  ALL = NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/rootscript.sh
> >
> > I need this user to be able to execute the script as if they were root,
> > and without getting prompted for a password.  However, it prompts for a
> > password.
> >
> > Typing sudo -l also asks for a password.
>
> Chances are you have a later entry that is overriding the one above.
> Sudo uses the last match found when parsing the sudoers file.

Good suggestion, but I did already have that as my last line in the sudoers 
file.



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