Question about Replication of the /etc/sudoers

[Danny Bendersky]

Hi, thanks for the information.

I currently have LDAP in almos all my servers because I use it to 
replicate customers e-mail password.

Is there any where a HOWTO for implementing sudo with LDAP ?

On 27-05-2004, at 20:33, Aaron Spangler wrote:

> If you have an LDAP server (such as Active Directory, or iPlanet or
> NDS/eDirectory) you might consider storing your /etc/sudoers in LDAP.  
> Then
> you make one mod to LDAP and all servers are instantly updated.  (Even 
> if
> the systems are all standalone)
>
> The LDAP version is available in the latest sudo beta (1.6.8b1 or 
> 1.6.8b2).
> You can find this on the http://sudo.ws web page under beta versions.  
> It
> takes a little work to get it setup.  (You have to add some schema
> extensions to the ldap server) but once it is all in place, then sudo
> becomes centralized!
>
>  -Aaron
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Danny Bendersky" <dbenders at netline.cl>
> To: <sudo-users at sudo.ws>
> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 1:01 PM
> Subject: Question about Replication of the /etc/sudoers
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Last few days I started to use sudo in order to do things as root
>> without using the root password. The problem that I have is that I 
>> have
>> about 35 Servers and I want to replicate the /etc/sudoers in all the
>> servers to have exactly the same privilegies in each server.
>>
>> The way i configure all the servers is having a central server that
>> serve CVS and RSYNC, so all the configurations, including the
>> "/etc/sudoers" file I upload ti the CVS Server, and then each server
>> get the file using RSYNC.
>>
>> Then, when I try to use the sudo, it claims that the "/etc/sudoers" is
>> corrupt. I just edit the file locally with VI doing nothing more than
>> delete any coment line, and then the sudo works.
>>
>> Any idea why the replication fails? any suggestion to implement this?
>>
>> I apreciate  any TIP/HELP.
>> -- 
>> Saludos....
>>
>> Daniel Bendersky.
>>
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-- 
Saludos....

Daniel Bendersky.

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