From 1e46c2691861662fe5198f1b990dc4eee6d26217 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Todd C. Miller" Date: Wed, 29 Mar 1995 04:05:10 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] updated for pl5 --- README | 22 +++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 44fcaaa8c..e67facf65 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,9 +1,15 @@ -This is the CU version of sudo, release 1.3.1. +This is the CU version of sudo, release 1.3.1 patchlevel5. Sudo is a program designed to allow a sysadmin to give limited root privileges to users and log root activity. The basic philosophy is to give as few privileges as possible but still allow people to get their work done. +Before you try and build sudo, *please* make sure you have the current +version. The latest sudo may always be gotten via anonymous ftp +from ftp.cs.colorado.edu in the directory /pub/sysadmin/utilities/. +The distribution is cu-sudo.v1.3.1plN.tar.Z where N is the patchlevel +(for patchlevel 0 there is no plN suffix). + For a history of CU sudo please see the HISTORY file that came with the release. Please note that while this source is based on the Root Group's sudo 1.1, the code has been changed significantly, so please @@ -11,18 +17,20 @@ do not bother them with bugs in CU sudo. Bug reports for this sudo should be sent to sudo-bugs@cs.colorado.edu. CU sudo 1.3.1 is mostly a cleanup of the sudo 1.3 code including bug fixes, -code reworkings, portability changes with a few extra features. See the -CHANGES file for the full scoop. +major code reworkings, portability changes with a few extra features. See +the CHANGES file for the full scoop. +Patchlevel 5 includes a completely rewritten parser contributed by +Chris Jepeway, an easier to use visudo, and an updated configure script +along with the usual bug fixes and portability changes. Note that sudo now uses a "configure script." You should be able to just type "./configure" and to generate the Makefiles, config.h and pathnames.h. Sudo should build "out of the box" for the OS's listed in SUPPORTED. Regardless, you should read the INSTALL file before proceeding. -Also note that sudo options are now configured in sudo.h instead of the Makefile -(although you can override the sudo.h values from the Makefile if you so -desire). For more info see the INSTALL file. If you need to make changes, -please send them to sudo-bugs@cs.colorado.edu +Also note that sudo options are now configured in options.h instead of +the Makefile or sudo.h. For more info see the INSTALL file. If you +need to make changes, please send them to sudo-bugs@cs.colorado.edu MAILING LISTS: -- 2.40.0