Re: [webmin-l] Webmin 1.290 Debian package available

[Jamie C. <jca...@we...>]

On 12/Jul/2006 10:10 Albert Charron wrote ..
> Jamie Cameron wrote:
> > On 12/Jul/2006 07:45 Albert Charron wrote ..
> >> Hi Jamie.  Thanks for this release.  I installed it on my laptop running
> >> under Ubuntu DapperDrake (6.06).  It's working perfectly.  The only
> >> problem I can see is the following... On Ubuntu, root access is disabled
> >> by default.  Users are using sudo to perform admin tasks.  While 
> >> installing your package, how will webmin configure itself to use the
> >> root account if the password is unknown from the users?
> >>
> >> On my laptop, this wasn't an issue because I've reset the root password
> >> so I can use it.  I'll try it tonight on my desktop, were root account
> >> is with the default...
> > 
> > Hi Albert,
> > Thanks for pointing this out - I wasn't aware the Ubuntu was set up like
> this.
> > Currently, Webmin wouldn't handle this too well..
> > 
> > What does the /etc/sudoers file contain on Ubuntu by default?
> > 
> >  - Jamie
> 
> Thanks for your quick answer. Here's the content of the file you 
> requested...
> 
> #---- start of the file ----
> 
> # /etc/sudoers
> #
> # This file MUST be edited with the 'visudo' command as root.
> #
> # See the man page for details on how to write a sudoers file.
> # Host alias specification
> 
> # User alias specification
> 
> # Cmnd alias specification
> 
> # Defaults
> 
> Defaults        !lecture,tty_tickets,!fqdn
> 
> # User privilege specification
> root    ALL=(ALL) ALL
> 
> # Members of the admin group may gain root privileges
> %admin ALL=(ALL) ALL
> 
> #---- End of File ----

Thanks for the info ..
Does Ubuntu allow you to sudo to root without needing to
re-enter your password?

 - Jamie