[sudo-blog] Sudo 1.9.10: using regular expressions in the sudoers file

Todd C. Miller Todd.Miller at sudo.ws
Wed Mar 9 11:42:34 MST 2022


It has been possible to use wildcards in the sudoers file for many
years. This can make configuration easier and more flexible, but
it also introduces problems of its own.  Regular expressions,
introduced in in sudo 1.9.10, allow you to create more fine grained
rules.  From this blog you will learn about some of the problems
when you use wildcards in your sudoers file, and how using regular
expressions can resolve those problems.

Read the full blog post at
https://www.sudo.ws/posts/2022/03/sudo-1.9.10-using-regular-expressions-in-the-sudoers-file/


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