Sudo

Links

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14277116/suppress-log-entry-for-single-sudo-commands
• How to edit the sudoers file

HOWTO

Edit files owned by root

sudo -e /etc/hosts

Run command as other user

sudo -u someuser some command

Show sudo activity history

journalctl _COMM=sudo

FAQ

NOPASSWD not working

Maybe user is in a group that has no NOPASSWD

sudo: sorry, you must have a tty to run sudo

Defaults:zabbix !requiretty
      

sudo: foo : user NOT in sudoers

maybe you tried including a file like /etc/sudoers.d/foo.conf ?

enable file after adding to /etc/sudoers.d/

visudo -v /etc/sudoers.d/myfile

no password

%sudo  ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL

sudo: unable to resolve host

Fix /etc/hosts

sudo: a terminal is required to read the password

Double check your sudoers line