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| From | Knute Johnson <knute2025@585ranch.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.raspberry-pi |
| Subject | Re: New installation asks for password when I 'sudo -i' |
| Date | 2026-05-08 16:33 -0500 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <10tlkrn$34bm1$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <66t1dm-6rmr2.ln1@q957.zbmc.eu> <b9u1dm-empr2.ln1@q957.zbmc.eu> |
On 5/8/26 15:39, Chris Green wrote: > Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> wrote: >> All my pis until now allow me to get root privileges by doing 'sudo >> -i' without entering my password. >> >> One I have just installed does request my password when I do 'sudo -i'. >> >> Can anyone suggest why this new one acts differently? >> >> I have checked that /etc/sudoers is the same on the new system as on >> all others. I have also checked that my user is in all the same >> groups in /etc/group. >> >> All systems are running the latest Raspbian with kernel 6.12.75. >> > Ah, I finally found the difference, all systems except the new pi have > a file /etc/sudoers.d/010_pi-nopasswd which provides the no password > "sudo -i". > > The remaining question is why the latest system didn't get this file > installed. Has rpi-imager been changed so that it no longer installs > it? > As I understand it, the latest OS image now has that limitation that you need a password for sudo. My Xubuntu desktop has been like that for years. 25 years ago I had BSD installed on a 386 and it required a separate password for root. They are just trying to make the computers a little more secure. They got rid of pi and raspberry a couple of years ago. This is just one more step in that direction. -- Knute Johnson
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New installation asks for password when I 'sudo -i' Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2026-05-08 21:20 +0100
Re: New installation asks for password when I 'sudo -i' Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2026-05-08 21:39 +0100
Re: New installation asks for password when I 'sudo -i' Knute Johnson <knute2025@585ranch.com> - 2026-05-08 16:33 -0500
Re: New installation asks for password when I 'sudo -i' rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-09 00:50 +0000
Re: New installation asks for password when I 'sudo -i' Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2026-05-09 09:24 +0100
Re: New installation asks for password when I 'sudo -i' Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2026-05-09 10:47 +0100
Re: New installation asks for password when I 'sudo -i' Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-10 10:49 +0100
Re: New installation asks for password when I 'sudo -i' rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-09 17:35 +0000
Re: New installation asks for password when I 'sudo -i' The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-05-10 00:55 +0100
Re: New installation asks for password when I 'sudo -i' Chris Green <cl@isbd.net> - 2026-05-10 08:45 +0100
Re: New installation asks for password when I 'sudo -i' rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-05-10 17:21 +0000
Re: New installation asks for password when I 'sudo -i' Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2026-05-10 12:27 +0100
Re: New installation asks for password when I 'sudo -i' Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-10 19:46 +0000
Re: New installation asks for password when I 'sudo -i' Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2026-05-11 12:25 +0100
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