[sudo-users] changed user names and now sudo rules do not work
Dallas, Alexander V (WT)
alexander.dallas at siemens.com
Wed Feb 27 13:23:37 EST 2008
ok, found a workaround
I added the original username back in with a different AID and then
deleted that same user.
now "suds -l" is showing the correct user rights.
thanks for the input.
> _____________________________________________
> From: Dallas, Alexander V (WT)
> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 12:56 PM
> To: 'sudo-users at sudo.ws'
> Subject: changed user names and now sudo rules do not work
>
> I have a user that I mis-spelled his name and made the change using
> SAM utility on HP-UX.
> then went into visudo and changed his name on the "User_Alias" line.
> now he can not sudo anymore.
>
> -in further testing if I "do a user privilege" for him and specify the
> command it works fine.
> -I use a Cmnd_Alias it failes with the above it fails
> -I tried deleting the user and readding and it fails as well
> -other accounts in the "User_Alias" work just fine, so I do not think
> that it is related to any of the aliases.
>
> bkgrnd info
> os ver= HP-UX 11.1
> sudo ver= visudo version 1.6.7p5
>
> Alexander Dallas
> Services Network Systems Administrator
> Siemens Water Technologies Corp.
> 10 Technology Dr, Lowell, MA 01851 USA
> email: alexander.dallas at siemens.com
> phone: 978 614 7290
> fax: 978 970 2543
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