listpw option

Todd C. Miller Todd.Miller at courtesan.com
Tue Aug 8 17:01:46 EDT 2000


Yes, this is a bug.  The value of that option is not checked after
the sudoers file has been parsed.

 - todd

In message <4D8DFEA3C260D411B79D0090272B962849DF59 at EXCHGOB1>
	so spake "Goldstein, Barry A" (BGoldstein):

> 
> I put the following line in my sudoers file:
> 
> ...
> Defaults	listpw=never
> ...
> 
> I enter the following commands in order to test a particular user's ability
> to execute sudo:
> 
> # su - user
> user> sudo -l
> Password:
> 
> Doesn't the "listpw=never" line in the sudoers file say that a password is
> not required to execute the "sudo -l" command?
> 
> Is this a bug -- or am I doing something wrong?
> 
> 
> Thank you,
> Barry
> 
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