Re: Using sudo, was Re: Adding/modifying users under MATE DE

[Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>]

On 02/04/2019 11:43 AM, David Wright wrote:
> On Mon 04 Feb 2019 at 10:34:22 (-0600), Richard Owlett wrote:
> > I'm creating a Tcl script [to be run as user] which calls dumpe2fs ,
> > requiring root privileges. On comp.lang.tcl I was pointed to [https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-unix-running-sudo-command-without-a-password/]
> > which pointed out that a user could be authorized to run specific
> > executables.
> >
> > Although I'm the only person with any access to my machine, I have
> > avoided using sudo in the past. That article dampened my qualms.
>
> I just drop a file called sudoers-david into /etc/sudoers.d/

The https://www.cyberciti.biz describes how what should be changed.
"mate-system-tools" made much of preliminaries friendly.
I suppose it's time to back up the critical files a charge ... ;/