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

[Mike H. - P. T. S. <psi...@em...>]

On Wednesday 12 July 2006 10:29, Jamie Cameron wrote:
> 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
>

Jamie,
No, you must type your password the first time you sudo. You don't have to 
type it again unless you don't use sudo for some defined period of time (not 
sure where that's set).

Mike