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Re: [OT] sudo: restrict to physical console only?

From Keith bainbridge <keithrbau@gmail.com>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: [OT] sudo: restrict to physical console only?
Date 2020-08-04 11:00 +0200
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On 4/8/20 5:47 pm, Marco Möller wrote:
> I have the root account already deactivated, and am using in principal 
> only one main user who also has the sudo permissions for being able to 
> do all the system administration, exactly as Debian was setting this up 
> automatically during the system installation.


Mmmmm    I have ALWAYS been asked for a root password at debian 
installation. Is this behaviour new in the last 3-4 weeks?

The installer activates sudo only if you left root password blank - your 
choice; not default.

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Keith Bainbridge

keithrbau@gmail.com

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[OT] sudo: restrict to physical console only? Marco Möller <talby@debianlists.mobilxpress.net> - 2020-08-04 09:50 +0200
  Re: [OT] sudo: restrict to physical console only? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-08-04 11:00 +0200
    Re: [OT] sudo: restrict to physical console only? Marco Möller <talby@debianlists.mobilxpress.net> - 2020-08-04 11:50 +0200
      Re: [OT] sudo: restrict to physical console only? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-08-04 12:20 +0200
      Re: [OT] sudo: restrict to physical console only? Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-08-04 13:50 +0200
        Re: [OT] sudo: restrict to physical console only? Marco Möller <talby@debianlists.mobilxpress.net> - 2020-08-04 14:30 +0200
        Re: [OT] sudo: restrict to physical console only? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-08-04 15:10 +0200
          Re: [OT] sudo: restrict to physical console only? John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2020-08-04 17:30 +0200
            Re: [OT] sudo: restrict to physical console only? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2020-08-04 19:00 +0200
      Re: [OT] sudo: restrict to physical console only? Henning Follmann <hfollmann@itcfollmann.com> - 2020-08-04 16:00 +0200
        Re: [OT] sudo: restrict to physical console only? Marco Möller <talby@debianlists.mobilxpress.net> - 2020-08-04 16:10 +0200
          Re: [OT] sudo: restrict to physical console only? Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2020-08-04 17:10 +0200
  Re: [OT] sudo: restrict to physical console only? Keith bainbridge <keithrbau@gmail.com> - 2020-08-04 11:00 +0200
    Re: [OT] sudo: restrict to physical console only? Marco Möller <talby@debianlists.mobilxpress.net> - 2020-08-04 11:10 +0200
  Re: [OT] sudo: restrict to physical console only? Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2020-08-04 18:50 +0200
  Re: [OT] sudo: restrict to physical console only? Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2020-08-04 20:50 +0200
    Re: [OT] sudo: restrict to physical console only? Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2020-08-04 22:30 +0200
      Re: [OT] sudo: restrict to physical console only? Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2020-08-05 08:40 +0200

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