sudoers

Simple definition

sudoers controls which users can execute which commands with sudo.

Technical definition

The configuration is usually managed via /etc/sudooers and /etc/sudooers.d with a strict zoning.

What’s the point?…

delegate privileges without sharing the root account.

Concrete example

an operator can restart a specific service without obtaining a complete root shell.

Common problems

• Invalid
• Nopass takes too wide
• order of rules

To be noted: Always adapt the diagnosis to the version of the product and to the architecture actually deployed.