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

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

On Wednesday 12 July 2006 11:39, Jamie Cameron wrote:
> On 12/Jul/2006 11:32 Albert Charron wrote ..
>
> > Mike Hagedon - Physiology Technical Support wrote:
> > > On Wednesday 12 July 2006 10:29, Jamie Cameron wrote:
> > >> 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
> >
> > That's what I though Jamie was asking... Too bad English isn't my main
> > language ;)
>
> Yes, thanks :)
> I was also wondering if Ubuntu allows ANY user to sudo to root, or just
> some limited set of users (like the initial non-root account).
>
>  - Jamie

According to these lines, I assume only members of the admin group can sudo.

# Members of the admin group may gain root privileges
%admin ALL=(ALL) ALL

My initial account (mike) was automatically in the admin group. I just created 
another account on my test server (Ubuntu 6.06 server) called miketest. That 
account was not added to the admin group and sudoing either got nothing 
or "miketest is not in the sudoers file.  This incident will be reported."
So I guess only the initial users can sudo unless you add others to the admin 
group.

Hope that helps,
Mike