Re: New installation asks for password when I 'sudo -i'

From	Chris Green <cl@isbd.net>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.raspberry-pi
Subject	Re: New installation asks for password when I 'sudo -i'
Date	2026-05-09 09:24 +0100
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rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 8 May 2026 21:39:39 +0100, Chris Green wrote:
> 
> 
> > 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?
> 
> It was a deliberate decision to require a password for sudo in the latest 
> release. That's been the norm in most Linux distros for years. Pi was the 
> exception.

I wish they'd make this sort of change more explicit. It had me
confused for a while.  I have loads of other Linux based systems and
I'm used to them requiring a password for sudo so I don't have an
issue with that. I just don't like things like this changing without
the change being noted somewhere.

Are there release notes anywhere that would have told me?

-- 
Chris Green
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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
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