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You need an /etc/sudoers file... man visudo Check the permissions on ./etc/sudoers, but my guess is it does not exist On 8/17/06, Rob Brown <rob.brown at brownzilla.com> wrote: > This is what mine looks like > > ls -l /usr/bin/sudo > ---s--x--x 2 root root 97072 Aug 17 17:38 /usr/bin/sudo > > Now when I was looking this up on the internet before I mentioned it here, > people said that they did a > chmod 0755 / > I would try that but it just doesn't seem like that is the right thing to > do... I mean some things in / have those settings already but to give the > whole thing that does not seem accurate. > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Abreau [mailto:john.abreau at zuken.com] > Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 8:11 PM > To: Rob Brown > Cc: discuss at blu.org > Subject: Re: Sudo Problems > > Rob Brown wrote: > > I installed Sudo on my gentoo server and when I attempt to use it, I get > an > > error. > > > > > > > > rob ~ $ sudo su > > > > sudo: can't open /etc/sudoers: Permission denied > > > > rob ~ $ sendmail: Cannot open mail:25 > > > > > > > > I have sudo installed on my gentoo laptop and do not have this problem. > Any > > ideas? > > > > > > ls -l /usr/bin/sudo > ---s--x--x 1 root root 93816 Aug 21 2005 /usr/bin/sudo > > The sudo binary needs to be owned by root and have its setuid bit set. > > > -- > John Abreau > IT Manager > Zuken USA > 238 Littleton Rd., Suite 100 > Westford, MA 01886 > T: 978-392-1777 F: 978-692-4725 > M: 978-764-8934 > E: John.Abreau at zuken.com W: www.zuken.com > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at blu.org > http://olduvai.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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