How do I SUDO with no password ?

OralDeckard · #1 2nd August 2010, 04:24 AM

When I use visudo, this works:
users ALL=/usr/bin/system-config-soundcard

But this does not:
users ALL=/usr/bin/system-config-soundcard NOPASSWD: ALL

I made it just like the example in visudo, but every time I exit I get an error:
>>> sudoers file: syntax error, line 87 <<<

I have tried it on several machines and always get the same thing, yet it is exactly like the example. Has anyone got an Idea what I am doing wrong ?

Adunaic · #2 2nd August 2010, 04:36 AM

I have no idea what you are doing wrong, but dangermouse's autoten will do it for you:
http://guides.homelinux.com//viewtopic.php?f=2&t=105

OralDeckard · #3 2nd August 2010, 04:58 AM

Thank you, but I finally got it. The solution is to disregard the examples in viduso and put the NOPASSWD: between users% and /usr/bin/system-config-soundcard. The examples are apparently wrong.

marriedto51 · #4 2nd August 2010, 08:01 AM

I have never quite understood the syntax of the sudoers file either, but I think the error might be that after the "ALL=" you should have a target user list, not a command list. For example, in our sudoers we have

Code:

Runas_Alias NONROOTUSERS jim, harry, mary
...
%sudo    ALL=(NONROOTUSERS)     NOPASSWD: ALL

which lets members of group sudo become any target user in the list NONROOTUSERS to execute any command without password.

In any case, if it's now working, why fix it ;-)