[sudo-users] Ask root password only for one command

[Salatiel Filho]

Ok. I need to be more specific :)
It is an embedded system running busybox. su from busybox is not suid
, so i can not run su without caling sudo first :)



On Tue, Jan 20, 2009 at 11:57,  <christian.peper at kpn.com> wrote:
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>> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 2:45 PM
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>> Subject: [sudo-users] Ask root password only for one command
>>
>> Is there a way to make ONE user needs type root password for
>> just one command of his list of allower commands ?
>> Example:
>> User nobody can run ifup , ifdown , ifconfig but i also want
>> to be able to make nopbody run "sudo su -" but in this case i
>> need to type root password instead of nobody''s password .
>
> If you want to allow a user to switch to root if he/she enters the root
> passwd... There is no need to use sudo! :)
> Just do 'su -' type root passwd and be root.
>
> The whole idea of sudo is NOT knowing the root passwd?
> Right? Or am I misunderstanding your question?
>
> Chris.
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