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Sudo
Computer languages C  +
Documentation note User manpage available in HTML format from http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/man/sudo.html
Full description 'Sudo' (superuser do) lets a system admini 'Sudo' (superuser do) lets a system administrator give certain users (or groups of users) the ability to run some (or all) commands as root while logging all commands and arguments. It operates on a per-command basis, and is not a replacement for the shell. s, and is not a replacement for the shell.
Homepage URL http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/  +
Interface command-line  +
Is GNU false  +
Keywords permissions  + , root  + , su  + , superuser  + , sysadmin  + , limited  +
Last review by Janet Casey +
Last review date 28 April 2005  +
License SimplePermissive +
License verified by Janet Casey  +
License verified date 8 February 2005  +
Name sudo  +
Prerequisite description make  +
Prerequisite kind Required to use  +
Real name Todd Miller  +
Related projects Sudoscript +
Resource URL http://www.sudo.ws/cgi-bin/cvsweb/sudo/  + , mailto:sudo-announce@sudo.ws  + , mailto:sudo-users@sudo.ws  +
Resource audience Developer  + , Help  + , Support  +
Resource kind VCS Repository Webview  + , E-mail  +
Revisionid 7,272  +
Revisiontimestamp 12 April 2011 15:38:05  +
Revisionuser WikiSysop +
Role Maintainer  +
Short description Gives limited root privileges  +
Submitted by Database conversion +
Submitted date 1 April 2011  +
System-administration configuration  +
Use system-administration  +
User level none  +
VCS checkout command password: anoncvs  +
Version comment 1.6.8p8 stable released 2005-03-31
Version date 31 March 2005  +
Version download http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/dist/sudo-1.6.8p8.tar.gz  +
Version identifier 1.6.8p8  +
Version status stable  +
Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. 25 May 2012 03:06:02  +
Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. Entry  +
EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. Todd.Miller@courtesan.com  +
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