Re: change password prompt

From	Sven Hartge <sven@svenhartge.de>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: change password prompt
Date	2016-09-20 01:10 +0200
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Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com> wrote:
> On 09/19/2016 10:21 AM, Reco wrote:

>> Defaults passprompt_override,passprompt="ENTER NUCLEAR LAUNCH CODE:"
>>
>> Of course you should use visudo, not edit /etc/sudoers directly.

> True. But I use mc, have done so for years and that seems to work. What 
> am I endangering?

visudo locks the file against other edits at the same time. It also
syntax checks the file at the end to prevent errors resulting in lock
outs. And it sets the right and secure permissions on the file.

S°

-- 
Sigmentation fault. Core dumped.

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change password prompt Tony Baldwin <tonybaldwin@gmx.com> - 2016-09-19 16:00 +0200
  Re: change password prompt Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2016-09-19 16:30 +0200
    Re: change password prompt Tony Baldwin <tonybaldwin@gmx.com> - 2016-09-19 17:10 +0200
      Re: change password prompt Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2016-09-19 17:30 +0200
        Re: change password prompt Tony Baldwin <tonybaldwin@gmx.com> - 2016-09-19 17:40 +0200
        Re: change password prompt Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com> - 2016-09-20 00:10 +0200
          Re: change password prompt Sven Hartge <sven@svenhartge.de> - 2016-09-20 01:10 +0200
        Re: change password prompt Elimar Riesebieter <riesebie@lxtec.de> - 2016-09-20 12:10 +0200
        Re: change password prompt Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2016-09-21 21:00 +0200

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