Bug 297

Summary:	Validating user with /etc/passwd
Product:	Sudo	Reporter:	Shamim <shamim_99>
Component:	Sudo	Assignee:	Todd C. Miller <Todd.Miller>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal
Priority:	low
Version:	1.6.8
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Other

Description Shamim 2008-08-07 19:05:43 MDT

Whenever I'm trying to execute script without sudo it works.
$  sh /home/test 
 testing sudo execution 
mpmt@Server1 [~] 

However I tried to excute with sudo. It gives below error. It print the same message 3 times, without giving me any option to re-enter password.
$  sudo sh /home/test 
Sorry, try again. 
Sorry, try again. 
Sorry, try again. 
sudo: 3 incorrect password attempts 
mpmt@Server1 [~] 
$ 

The sudo is compiled with PAM enableb. But when there is no PAM available on the system then it should validate user with /etc/passwd!

Please correct if I'm missing something.

Regards

Comment 1 Todd C. Miller 2008-11-05 19:59:08 MST

You need to configure pam for use by sudo.  See the sample.pam file that comes with sudo.