Re: Running sudo without being in sudo group.

[aprekates <aprekates@posteo.net>]

Thanks all for the usefull feedback.

I was finding many related tutorials from popular searchengines some 
using the method to add to the group and others editing /etc/sudoers

I think the remarks made  put the issue in the correct perspective and 
wiki change  is more correct.

I'll refreshed my wiki creds. I'll try to use it. Just wasnt sure for that.

Alexandros

On 9/12/19 12:03 μ.μ., Ansgar wrote:
> aprekates writes:
> > In https://wiki.debian.org/sudo it says:
> >
> > In order for a user to run sudo, the user must belong to group=sudo.
> >
> > But i see that adding a line in /etc/sudoers can allow me execute sudo
> > without being in the sudo group.
> >
> > Do i miss sth or the wiki miss sth?
> The Wiki isn't correct.  Debian's default configuration of sudo allows
> all users in the `sudo` group to run whatever they want:
>
>      # Allow members of group sudo to execute any command
>      %sudo	ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL
>
> But any other use of sudo, that is any custom rules, doesn't require the
> user to be in the `sudo` group.
>
> I've updated the Wiki to say
>
>    Debian's default configuration allows users in the sudo group to run
>    any command via sudo.
>
> instead.  Please remember that anyone can improve it ;-)
>
> Ansgar