From: Todd C. Miller <Todd.Miller@courtesan.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:19:19 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: mention #uid vs. comment pitfall
X-Git-Tag: SUDO_1_7_0~407
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=836d04019d0b0d50019f3722e30a470fa5b097bb;p=sudo

mention #uid vs. comment pitfall
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diff --git a/UPGRADE b/UPGRADE
index 5d8591fa2..3db01070b 100644
--- a/UPGRADE
+++ b/UPGRADE
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 Notes on upgrading from an older release
 ========================================
 
+o Upgrading from a version prior to 1.7.0:
+
+    Starting with sudo 1.7.0 comments in the sudoers file must not
+    have a digit or minus sign immediately after the comment character
+    ('#').  Otherwise, the comment may be interpreted as a user ID.
+
 o Upgrading from a version prior to 1.6.9:
 
     Starting with sudo 1.6.9, if an OS supports a modular authentication