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file of your choice, instead of the default,
- @sysconfdir@/sudoers. The lock file used is the spec
- ified _\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo_\be_\br_\bs file with ".tmp" appended to it.
+ _\b/_\be_\bt_\bc_\b/_\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo_\be_\br_\bs. The lock file used is the specified
+ _\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo_\be_\br_\bs file with ".tmp" appended to it.
-q Enable q\bqu\bui\bie\bet\bt mode. In this mode details about syntax
errors are not printed. This option is only useful
plain). In -\b-s\bs (strict) mode these are errors, not
warnings.
+ Warning: runas_default set after old value is in use ...
+ You have a _\br_\bu_\bn_\ba_\bs_\b__\bd_\be_\bf_\ba_\bu_\bl_\bt Defaults setting listed in
+ the _\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo_\be_\br_\bs file after its value has already been
+ used. This means that entries prior to the
+ _\br_\bu_\bn_\ba_\bs_\b__\bd_\be_\bf_\ba_\bu_\bl_\bt setting will match based on the default
+ value of _\br_\bu_\bn_\ba_\bs_\b__\bd_\be_\bf_\ba_\bu_\bl_\bt (root) whereas entries a\baf\bft\bte\ber\br
+ the _\br_\bu_\bn_\ba_\bs_\b__\bd_\be_\bf_\ba_\bu_\bl_\bt setting will match based on the new
+ value. This is usually unintentional and in most
+ cases the <runas_default> setting should be placed
+ before any Runas_Alias or User specifications. In -\b-s\bs
+ (strict) mode this is an error, not a warning.
+
E\bEN\bNV\bVI\bIR\bRO\bON\bNM\bME\bEN\bNT\bT
The following environment variables are used only if
v\bvi\bis\bsu\bud\bdo\bo was configured with the _\b-_\b-_\bw_\bi_\bt_\bh_\b-_\be_\bn_\bv_\b-_\be_\bd_\bi_\bt_\bo_\br option:
- VISUAL Invoked by visudo as the editor to use
- EDITOR Used by visudo if VISUAL is not set
-F\bFI\bIL\bLE\bES\bS
- /etc/sudoers List of who can run what
- /etc/sudoers.tmp Lock file for visudo
-A\bAU\bUT\bTH\bHO\bOR\bR
- Many people have worked on _\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo over the years; this ver
- sion of v\bvi\bis\bsu\bud\bdo\bo was written by:
- Todd Miller
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+VISUDO(1m) MAINTENANCE COMMANDS VISUDO(1m)
+ VISUAL Invoked by visudo as the editor to use
+ EDITOR Used by visudo if VISUAL is not set
-VISUDO(1m) MAINTENANCE COMMANDS VISUDO(1m)
+F\bFI\bIL\bLE\bES\bS
+ /etc/sudoers List of who can run what
+ /etc/sudoers.tmp Lock file for visudo
+A\bAU\bUT\bTH\bHO\bOR\bR
+ Many people have worked on _\bs_\bu_\bd_\bo over the years; this ver
+ sion of v\bvi\bis\bsu\bud\bdo\bo was written by:
+
+ Todd Miller
See the HISTORY file in the sudo distribution or visit
http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/history.html for more details.
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.\" ========================================================================
.\"
.IX Title "VISUDO @mansectsu@"
-.TH VISUDO @mansectsu@ "May 17, 2004" "1.6.8" "MAINTENANCE COMMANDS"
+.TH VISUDO @mansectsu@ "June 8, 2004" "1.6.8" "MAINTENANCE COMMANDS"
.SH "NAME"
visudo \- edit the sudoers file
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.IX Item "-f"
Specify and alternate \fIsudoers\fR file location. With this option
\&\fBvisudo\fR will edit (or check) the \fIsudoers\fR file of your choice,
-instead of the default, \f(CW@sysconfdir\fR@/sudoers. The lock file used
+instead of the default, \fI@sysconfdir@/sudoers\fR. The lock file used
is the specified \fIsudoers\fR file with \*(L".tmp\*(R" appended to it.
.IP "\-q" 4
.IX Item "-q"
underscore ('_') character. If the latter, you can ignore
the warnings (\fBsudo\fR will not complain). In \fB\-s\fR (strict)
mode these are errors, not warnings.
+.IP "Warning: runas_default set after old value is in use ..." 4
+.IX Item "Warning: runas_default set after old value is in use ..."
+You have a \fIrunas_default\fR Defaults setting listed in the \fIsudoers\fR
+file after its value has already been used. This means that entries
+prior to the \fIrunas_default\fR setting will match based on the default
+value of \fIrunas_default\fR (\f(CW\*(C`@runas_default@\*(C'\fR) whereas entries
+\&\fBafter\fR the \fIrunas_default\fR setting will match based on the new
+value. This is usually unintentional and in most cases the
+<runas_default> setting should be placed before any \f(CW\*(C`Runas_Alias\*(C'\fR
+or User specifications. In \fB\-s\fR (strict) mode this is an error,
+not a warning.
.SH "ENVIRONMENT"
.IX Header "ENVIRONMENT"
The following environment variables are used only if \fBvisudo\fR