Bug 704

Summary:	/var/db/sudo/lectured/ is not updated
Product:	Sudo	Reporter:	Jonathan Roemer <jon>
Component:	Sudo	Assignee:	Todd C. Miller <Todd.Miller>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	low
Priority:	low
Version:	1.8.14
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Linux

Description Jonathan Roemer 2015-07-20 18:20:26 MDT

sudo version 1.8.14.pi fails to create a user entry in /var/db/sudo/lectured, resulting in the lecture being displayed every time sudo is used. This occurs whether or not Defaults lecture=once is specified in the configuration file. However, Defaults lecture=never is honored.

Workarounds
1. Set Defaults lecture=never
2. As root, touch the /var/db/sudo/lectured/<username> entry

Confirmed on the following:

Arch Linux ARM, Kernel 4.0.8
Arch Linux, Kernel 4.1.2

Relevant bug report on the Arch Linux bugtracker
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/45722

Comment 1 Todd C. Miller 2015-07-20 20:17:34 MDT

I just committed a fix:
http://www.sudo.ws/repos/sudo/rev/1ff77fd5cc8f

Comment 2 Todd C. Miller 2015-08-07 10:27:35 MDT

Fixed in Sudo 1.8.14p2