But you please also clarify what does sudo means;
if it expects my own password then why not i can execute these command without giving "sudo" as prefix.
If i am a genuine sudoer then can i edit files on which only root has execution rights.
Regards,
Vijay Shanker Dubey
Ph: +91-9818311884
On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 10:59 AM, John R Pierce <pierce@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
vijay shanker wrote:sudo expeccts your USER password, not the root password. the whole
> Hi guys,
>
> Thanks
>
> What i am trying to achieve is; when executing
>
> # sudo make install
> Password:*********
>
> this password entered is root password.
idea is the admin doesn't ened to give out the root password to give
controlled admin privs to a user.
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