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version 1.5, 2008/07/31 16:44:04

version 1.6, 2008/11/14 11:58:08

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Todd C. Miller <Todd.Miller@courtesan.com>

Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any

purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above

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Agency (DARPA) and Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force

Materiel Command, USAF, under agreement number F39502-99-1-0512.

$Sudo: visudo.pod,v 1.38.2.10 2008/02/19 15:45:12 millert Exp $

$Sudo: visudo.pod,v 1.54 2008/11/09 14:13:13 millert Exp $

=pod

=head1 NAME

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B<visudo> accepts the following command line options:

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=item -c

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exit with a value of 0. If a syntax error is encountered,

B<visudo> will exit with a value of 1.

=item -f

=item -f I<sudoers>

Specify and alternate I<sudoers> file location. With this option

B<visudo> will edit (or check) the I<sudoers> file of your choice,

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=head1 ENVIRONMENT

The following environment variables are used only if B<visudo>

The following environment variables may be consulted depending on

was configured with the I<--with-env-editor> option:

the value of the I<editor> and I<env_editor> I<sudoers> variables:

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Your userid does not appear in the system passwd file.

=item Warning: undeclared Alias referenced near ...

=item Warning: {User,Runas,Host,Cmnd}_Alias referenced but not defined

Either you are using a {User,Runas,Host,Cmnd}_Alias before

Either you are trying to use an undeclare {User,Runas,Host,Cmnd}_Alias

defining it or you have a user or hostname listed that

or you have a user or hostname listed that consists solely of

consists solely of uppercase letters, digits, and the

uppercase letters, digits, and the underscore ('_') character. In

underscore ('_') character. If the latter, you can ignore

the latter case, you can ignore the warnings (B<sudo> will not

the warnings (B<sudo> will not complain). In B<-s> (strict)

complain). In B<-s> (strict) mode these are errors, not warnings.

mode these are errors, not warnings.

=item Warning: runas_default set after old value is in use ...

=item Warning: unused {User,Runas,Host,Cmnd}_Alias

You have a I<runas_default> Defaults setting listed in the I<sudoers>

The specified {User,Runas,Host,Cmnd}_Alias was defined but never

file after its value has already been used. This means that entries

used. You may wish to comment out or remove the unused alias. In

prior to the I<runas_default> setting will match based on the default

B<-s> (strict) mode this is an error, not a warning.

value of I<runas_default> (C<@runas_default@>) whereas entries

B<after> the I<runas_default> setting will match based on the new

value. This is usually unintentional and in most cases the

<runas_default> setting should be placed before any C<Runas_Alias>

or User specifications. In B<-s> (strict) mode this is an error,

not a warning.

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