[sudo-users] Sudo 1.6.8p12

[Cliff Nadler]

Shell escape processing would happen before sudo is called, so the $HOME
is being processed by the shell before it calls sudo.

Try putting $HOME in single quotes, or change the $ to \$

On Fri, 2007-01-12 at 10:45 -0500, Buffum, Charles wrote:
> I have a question on this version - I pulled down this version from the
> web, configured and installed it on a our development machine which is
> running AIX 5.2.0.0-08.
>  
> The configure was run as this: 
>  
> ./configure --enable-shell-sets-home --enable-log-host   
>  
> 
> I set up my sudoers file and tested, the sudo.log shows the entry for
> the host as in the (--enable-log-host) entry above however the
> --enable-shell-sets-home does not seem to work.
>  
> I tested this vi doing the following:  sudo -u oracle8 echo $HOME
>  
> Jan 11 15:54:11 : cbuffum : HOST=tblusr02 : TTY=pts/0 ;
> PWD=/var/adm/sudo/sudo-1.6.8p12 ; USER=oracle8 ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/ksh
> print
> /home/cbuffum
>  
> I was assuming that this should show me the oracle8 home path, it did
> not, it returned my home path - is there something I have missed? Is
> there more to it than just the entry at the time configure is run? Some
> entry needed in the sudoers file? I have tried several attempts to get
> this to work and check the web for pieces I may have missed.
>  
> Any information will be appreciated,
>  
> Thanks - Charlie 
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