sudo

From Genunix

sudo, short for "super user do", is a program that controls access to root authority. It's the most common solution to the "To Root or Not To Root" problem in which rather than turning over the root password you simply allow a user to use root authority when required.

It should be noted that the appropriate pronunciation is "sue-due", not "sue-doh".

Configuring

sudo configuration is expressed in the sudoers configuration file. Blastwave puts this file in /opt/csw/etc.

The common default configuration is rather paltry. It allows root to execute anything, and members of the wheel group to run anything:

 root           ALL = (ALL) ALL
 %wheel         ALL = (ALL) ALL

For details on this configuration file please see: sudoers(5)

See Also

• pfexec is typically used to run commands as root in solaris.
• Wikipedia sudo entry
• Official sudo Project Page

Attribution

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