Bug 545

Summary:	option -v not working
Product:	Sudo	Reporter:	Dan <dandm3>
Component:	Sudo	Assignee:	Todd C. Miller <Todd.Miller>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal
Priority:	low
Version:	1.8.4
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Linux
Attachments:	Patch to fix "sudo -v" in sudo 1.8.4

Description Dan 2012-03-12 11:46:48 MDT

The -v option does not seem to work in 1.8.4. I type 'sudo -v' and it returns to the prompt. I then use sudo with some command say, 'sudo ls' and I am prompted for my password. But the 'sudo -v' command that I ran previously should have prompted for the password if my credentials had expired.

My systems are Arch Linux and sudo is version 1.8.4p2.

Comment 1 Todd C. Miller 2012-03-12 11:52:08 MDT

Were both sudo commands run from the same terminal?  The tty_tickets option is enabled by default on newer sudo versions so "sudo -v" is per-terminal.  You can change this by adding a line in sudoers like:

Defaults !tty_tickets

Comment 2 Dan 2012-03-12 12:14:16 MDT

Yes, the commands were run from the same terminal, one right after the other.

Comment 3 Todd C. Miller 2012-03-12 19:36:28 MDT

Created attachment 335 [details]
Patch to fix "sudo -v" in sudo 1.8.4

The attached patch fixes the problem.

Comment 4 Todd C. Miller 2012-03-12 20:44:41 MDT

Fixed in sudo 1.8.4p4, available now.