OP
I am too use to ubuntu me thinks
I am out and about for a few hrs, will try later today
solved Sudo..I'm confused
- Thread starter Brickwizard
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I am too use to ubuntu me thinks
I am out and about for a few hrs, will try later today
What does this file look like on your system?
Code:
cat /etc/sudoers
OP
root@wizard-AOA110:~# cat /etc/sudoers
#
# This file MUST be edited with the 'visudo' command as root.
#
# Please consider adding local content in /etc/sudoers.d/ instead of
# directly modifying this file.
#
# See the man page for details on how to write a sudoers file.
#
Defaults env_reset
Defaults mail_badpass
Defaults secure_path="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"
# Host alias specification
# User alias specification
# Cmnd alias specification
# User privilege specification
root ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL
# Allow members of group sudo to execute any command
%sudo ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL
# See sudoers(5) for more information on "@include" directives:
@includedir /etc/sudoers.d
root@wizard-AOA110:~# brian
----------
also tried to install flatpak that failed as well
#
# This file MUST be edited with the 'visudo' command as root.
#
# Please consider adding local content in /etc/sudoers.d/ instead of
# directly modifying this file.
#
# See the man page for details on how to write a sudoers file.
#
Defaults env_reset
Defaults mail_badpass
Defaults secure_path="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"
# Host alias specification
# User alias specification
# Cmnd alias specification
# User privilege specification
root ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL
# Allow members of group sudo to execute any command
%sudo ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL
# See sudoers(5) for more information on "@include" directives:
@includedir /etc/sudoers.d
root@wizard-AOA110:~# brian
----------
also tried to install flatpak that failed as well
Can you change to the root user and run the following and share the output?
Code:
sudo -l -U brian
OP
root@wizard-AOA110:~# sudo -l -u brian
usage: sudo -h | -K | -k | -V
usage: sudo -v [-AknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-u user]
usage: sudo -l [-AknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-U user] [-u user]
[command]
usage: sudo [-AbEHknPS] [-r role] [-t type] [-C num] [-D directory] [-g group]
[-h host] [-p prompt] [-R directory] [-T timeout] [-u user]
[VAR=value] [-i|-s] [<command>]
usage: sudo -e [-AknS] [-r role] [-t type] [-C num] [-D directory] [-g group]
[-h host] [-p prompt] [-R directory] [-T timeout] [-u user] file ..
usage: sudo -h | -K | -k | -V
usage: sudo -v [-AknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-u user]
usage: sudo -l [-AknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-U user] [-u user]
[command]
usage: sudo [-AbEHknPS] [-r role] [-t type] [-C num] [-D directory] [-g group]
[-h host] [-p prompt] [-R directory] [-T timeout] [-u user]
[VAR=value] [-i|-s] [<command>]
usage: sudo -e [-AknS] [-r role] [-t type] [-C num] [-D directory] [-g group]
[-h host] [-p prompt] [-R directory] [-T timeout] [-u user] file ..
Capital U
OP
I am glad this all means something to you.. it may as well be in Spanish for me [i speak a little Greek]
oot@wizard-AOA110:~# sudo -l-U brian
sudo: invalid option -- '-'
usage: sudo -h | -K | -k | -V
usage: sudo -v [-AknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-u user]
usage: sudo -l [-AknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-U user] [-u user]
[command]
usage: sudo [-AbEHknPS] [-r role] [-t type] [-C num] [-D directory] [-g group]
[-h host] [-p prompt] [-R directory] [-T timeout] [-u user]
[VAR=value] [-i|-s] [<command>]
usage: sudo -e [-AknS] [-r role] [-t type] [-C num] [-D directory] [-g group]
[-h host] [-p prompt] [-R directory] [-T timeout] [-u user] file ...
oot@wizard-AOA110:~# sudo -l-U brian
sudo: invalid option -- '-'
usage: sudo -h | -K | -k | -V
usage: sudo -v [-AknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-u user]
usage: sudo -l [-AknS] [-g group] [-h host] [-p prompt] [-U user] [-u user]
[command]
usage: sudo [-AbEHknPS] [-r role] [-t type] [-C num] [-D directory] [-g group]
[-h host] [-p prompt] [-R directory] [-T timeout] [-u user]
[VAR=value] [-i|-s] [<command>]
usage: sudo -e [-AknS] [-r role] [-t type] [-C num] [-D directory] [-g group]
[-h host] [-p prompt] [-R directory] [-T timeout] [-u user] file ...
Wrong again, there is a space between the dash -l and -U.
Code:
sudo -l (space) -U brian
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OP
OP
root@wizard-AOA110:~# sudo -l -U brian
Matching Defaults entries for brian on wizard-AOA110:
env_reset, mail_badpass,
secure_path=/usr/local/sbin\:/usr/local/bin\:/usr/sbin\:/usr/bin\:/sbin\:/bin
User brian may run the following commands on wizard-AOA110:
(ALL : ALL) ALL
Matching Defaults entries for brian on wizard-AOA110:
env_reset, mail_badpass,
secure_path=/usr/local/sbin\:/usr/local/bin\:/usr/sbin\:/usr/bin\:/sbin\:/bin
User brian may run the following commands on wizard-AOA110:
(ALL : ALL) ALL
It shows that your user actually has sudo acess. Can you run the following as your user brian.
Then switch to the root user and run the following and share the output.
Code:
sudo apt update
Code:
grep sudo /var/log/auth.log
OP
brian@wizard-AOA110:~$ sudo apt update
[sudo] password for brian:
Hit:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye InRelease
Get:2 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates InRelease [39.4 kB]
Hit:3 http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security InRelease
Fetched 39.4 kB in 2s (17.5 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
All packages are up to date.
[sudo] password for brian:
Hit:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye InRelease
Get:2 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates InRelease [39.4 kB]
Hit:3 http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security InRelease
Fetched 39.4 kB in 2s (17.5 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
All packages are up to date.
OP
root@wizard-AOA110:~# sudo -l -U brian
Matching Defaults entries for brian on wizard-AOA110:
env_reset, mail_badpass,
secure_path=/usr/local/sbin\:/usr/local/bin\:/usr/sbin\:/usr/bin\:/sbin\:/bin
User brian may run the following commands on wizard-AOA110:
(ALL : ALL) ALL
Matching Defaults entries for brian on wizard-AOA110:
env_reset, mail_badpass,
secure_path=/usr/local/sbin\:/usr/local/bin\:/usr/sbin\:/usr/bin\:/sbin\:/bin
User brian may run the following commands on wizard-AOA110:
(ALL : ALL) ALL
According to those three auth.log lines you were granted sudo access for running "sudo apt update". Are still getting the message you aren't in the sudoers file?
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OP
good morning... thank you all sudo for brian now works
Good morning to you as well, glad that fixed it for you!
Linuxembourg
Active Member
It is the other way around. Su without hyphen takes you into the system root.
I had the same issue as the OP. When installing you apparently should not enter any password for 'root' user and the first user you add will be added to the sudoers file. And the root user will be disabled.
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