On Jan 12, 2008 5:53 PM, Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >From the sudoers file: > > [...] > ## Allow root to run any commands anywhere > root ALL=(ALL) ALL > gene ALL=(ALL) ALL > Sure looks okay to me. Note that you can also use: gene ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL to be able to use sudo without having to enter the password. > > Humm, stupid? question: Does this only take effect after a reboot? No reboot required, changes take effect immediately. > Weird, I just took it back out, (vim said it was a read-only file so I had to > use the :w! to write it) and the lockout was instant: You should use visudo to edit sudoers, not vi. Try: man visudo for more info. In addition to being safer, visudo will warn you if there are any errors in the sudoers file. Mike
