Sudo doesn't work

UNIX HP-UX
1

I edited sudoers like this:

vi /etc/sudoers
subex ALL =(root) NOPASSWD: /usr/ccs/bin/pstack

But the respective user still is prompted for password, and even when the right password is used, the command is still not launched.

[subex@host]$sudo usr/ccs/bin/pstack 26557

We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System
Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things:

    #1) Respect the privacy of others.
    #2) Think before you type.
    #3) With great power comes great responsibility.

Password:
subex is not in the sudoers file.  This incident will be reported.

uname -a
HP-UX host B.11.31 U ia64 0970517552 unlimited-user license
2

You might want to try:

subex ALL = ( /usr/ccs/bin/pstack) NOPASSWD: ALL

Then start by

sudo /usr/ccs/bin/pstack

hth

3

subex must be one of:

  1. a User_Alias -- you define subex in /etc/sudoers
  2. a username in etc/passwd

Note: use visudo to modify /etc/sudoers

There also is such a thing as a Group_Alias - see the wheel example in the sudoers file that came in the package

4

It only worked for me when I edited /usr/local/etc/sudoers

I wanted to use visudo (this way the proper sudoers file would;ve been indicated to me), but I didn't have visudo.

5

you must have visudo installed but it will not be in standard PATH so you have to look for it and add to your PATH variable...

6

Usually there is .../sbin/visudo next to .../bin/sudo
Also your sudoers file might be in

.../etc/sudoers

or even somewhere else!