sudo from userA to userB

Hi all

I am trying to get this user db2s12 to be able to sudo as user sapr3 to run the sapr3 commands

I have tried so many options with my sudoers file but the single response I get is this :

[sudo] password for db2s12: 
H99A100:db2s12 53> sudo su - sapr3
[sudo] password for db2s12: 
Sorry, try again.

This is my current sudoers file:

visudo: /etc/sudoers.tmp unchanged
[root@H99A100 etc]# more sudoers
## Sudoers allows particular users to run various commands as
## the root user, without needing the root password.
##
## Examples are provided at the bottom of the file for collections
## of related commands, which can then be delegated out to particular
## users or groups.
## 
## This file must be edited with the 'visudo' command.

## Host Aliases
## Groups of machines. You may prefer to use hostnames (perhap using 
## wildcards for entire domains) or IP addresses instead.
# Host_Alias     FILESERVERS = fs1, fs2
# Host_Alias     MAILSERVERS = smtp, smtp2


## User Aliases
## These aren't often necessary, as you can use regular groups
## (ie, from files, LDAP, NIS, etc) in this file - just use %groupname 
## rather than USERALIAS
# User_Alias ADMINS = jsmith, mikem

##Runas_alias specification

Runas_Alias DBA = sapr3

## Command Aliases
## These are groups of related commands...


## Networking
#Cmnd_Alias NETWORKING = /sbin/route, /sbin/ifconfig, /bin/ping, /sbin/dhclient, /usr/bin/net, /sbin/iptables, /usr/bin/rfcomm, /usr
/bin/wvdial, /sbin/iwconfig, /sbin/mii-tool

## Installation and management of software
#Cmnd_Alias SOFTWARE = /bin/rpm, /usr/bin/up2date, /usr/bin/yum

## Services
#Cmnd_Alias SERVICES = /sbin/service, /sbin/chkconfig

## Updating the locate database
#Cmnd_Alias LOCATE = /usr/bin/updatedb

## Storage
#Cmnd_Alias STORAGE = /sbin/fdisk, /sbin/sfdisk, /sbin/parted, /sbin/partprobe, /bin/mount, /bin/umount

## Delegating permissions
#Cmnd_Alias DELEGATING = /usr/sbin/visudo, /bin/chown, /bin/chmod, /bin/chgrp 

## Processes
#Cmnd_Alias PROCESSES = /bin/nice, /bin/kill, /usr/bin/kill, /usr/bin/killall

## Drivers

# Defaults specification
Defaults    log_year, logfile=/var/log/sudo.log

#
# Disable "ssh hostname sudo <cmd>", because it will show the password in clear. 
#         You have to run "ssh -t hostname sudo <cmd>".
#
Defaults    requiretty

#
# Refuse to run if unable to disable echo on the tty. This setting should also be
# changed in order to be able to use sudo without a tty. See requiretty above.
#
Defaults   !visiblepw

Defaults    env_reset
Defaults    env_keep = "COLORS DISPLAY HOSTNAME HISTSIZE INPUTRC KDEDIR \
                        LS_COLORS MAIL PS1 PS2 QTDIR USERNAME \
                        LANG LC_ADDRESS LC_CTYPE LC_COLLATE LC_IDENTIFICATION \
                        LC_MEASUREMENT LC_MESSAGES LC_MONETARY LC_NAME LC_NUMERIC \
                        LC_PAPER LC_TELEPHONE LC_TIME LC_ALL LANGUAGE LINGUAS \
                        _XKB_CHARSET XAUTHORITY"

## Next comes the main part: which users can run what software on 
## which machines (the sudoers file can be shared between multiple
## systems).
## Syntax:
##
##      user    MACHINE=COMMANDS
##
## The COMMANDS section may have other options added to it.
##
## Allow root to run any commands anywhere 
root    ALL=(ALL)       ALL
nttd_jp1 ALL=(ALL) ALL

db2s12 ALL = /usr/bin/sudo sapr3
db2s12 ALL=(DBA) ALL

## Allows members of the 'sys' group to run networking, software, 
## service management apps and more.
# %sys ALL = NETWORKING, SOFTWARE, SERVICES, STORAGE, DELEGATING, PROCESSES, LOCATE, DRIVERS

## Allows people in group wheel to run all commands
# %wheel        ALL=(ALL)       ALL

## Same thing without a password
# %wheel        ALL=(ALL)       NOPASSWD: ALL

## Allows members of the users group to mount and unmount the 
## cdrom as root
# %users  ALL=/sbin/mount /mnt/cdrom, /sbin/umount /mnt/cdrom

## Allows members of the users group to shutdown this system
# %users  localhost=/sbin/shutdown -h now

I have tried to set command alias, user alias and host alias but everything has failed. I am using RHEL 5.7

I'm not sure I understood you well, but you're putting sudo inside a sudoers file. There isn't any restriction to do that but it looks weird when running a command:

sudo sudo su - someuser

Try this instead in your sudoers:

db2s12   ALL = /bin/su sapr3, /bin/su - sapr3
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hi verdepollo

sorry for the confusion, and thank you very much for the help

this command worked:

db2s12   ALL = /bin/su sapr3, /bin/su - sapr3

I was able sudo su - to sapr3

H99A100:db2s12 52> sudo su - sapr3
[sudo] password for db2s12: 
[sapr3@H99A100 ~]$ logout

thank u again!

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