Links

• See also: Polkit
• sudoers - Linux man page
• Sudo - ArchWiki
• Sudoers - Ubuntu Docs
• Examples
• Using sudo
• wrt rsync
  • rsync using sudo via remote shell
  • Run rsync with root permission on remote machine
  • rsync and sudo over SSH
• requiretty
  • SO thread

This file MUST be edited with the 'visudo' command as root.

Examples

jim     ALL=(ALL)    /bin/kill,/sbin/linuxconf, /usr/sbin/jim/

Above means that jim can act as anybody (the (ALL)) on any machine (the first ALL) and run only the listed programs.

jim     lnxserve=(paul,linda)   /bin/kill, /usr/sbin/jim/

Above means that jim can act as paul or linda on lnxserve and run only the listed programs.

Defaults:jim    !tty_tickets

Above means that tty_tickets are disabled for jim.