[sudo-users] Comparing -k and -K
Grant Taylor
gtaylor at tnetconsulting.net
Tue Dec 27 16:53:28 MST 2022
On 12/27/22 3:35 PM, Todd C. Miller via sudo-users wrote:
> The cached credential file generally holds multiple credentials.
> For example, there is a seperate entry for each terminal the user
> logged in to. Running "sudo -k" will invalidate the credentials
> for the current terminal session but will not affect other sessions.
> Running "sudo -K" will remove the entire credential file so it affects
> all sessions.
Thank you for that explanation Todd. That makes it very apparent to me
that `-k` (lower case k) is probably preferred to avoid interfering with
other terminals.
I think it would be very nice for a version of your statement to be
added to the sudo manual page.
--
Grant. . . .
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