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SUDO(1m)                     System Manager's Manual                    SUDO(1m)

NNAAMMEE
     ssuuddoo, ssuuddooeeddiitt - execute a command as another user

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
     ssuuddoo --hh | --KK | --kk | --VV
     ssuuddoo --vv [--AAkknnSS] [--aa _a_u_t_h___t_y_p_e] [--gg _g_r_o_u_p _n_a_m_e | _#_g_i_d] [--pp _p_r_o_m_p_t]
          [--uu _u_s_e_r _n_a_m_e | _#_u_i_d]
     ssuuddoo --ll[_l] [--AAkknnSS] [--aa _a_u_t_h___t_y_p_e] [--gg _g_r_o_u_p _n_a_m_e | _#_g_i_d] [--pp _p_r_o_m_p_t]
          [--UU _u_s_e_r _n_a_m_e] [--uu _u_s_e_r _n_a_m_e | _#_u_i_d] [_c_o_m_m_a_n_d]
     ssuuddoo [--AAbbEEHHnnPPSS] [--aa _a_u_t_h___t_y_p_e] [--CC _f_d] [--cc _c_l_a_s_s | _-]
          [--gg _g_r_o_u_p _n_a_m_e | _#_g_i_d] [--pp _p_r_o_m_p_t] [--rr _r_o_l_e] [--tt _t_y_p_e]
          [--uu _u_s_e_r _n_a_m_e | _#_u_i_d] [VVAARR=_v_a_l_u_e] --ii | --ss [_c_o_m_m_a_n_d]
     ssuuddooeeddiitt [--AAnnSS] [--aa _a_u_t_h___t_y_p_e] [--CC _f_d] [--cc _c_l_a_s_s | _-]
              [--gg _g_r_o_u_p _n_a_m_e | _#_g_i_d] [--pp _p_r_o_m_p_t] [--uu _u_s_e_r _n_a_m_e | _#_u_i_d] file
              ...

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
     ssuuddoo allows a permitted user to execute a _c_o_m_m_a_n_d as the superuser or
     another user, as specified by the security policy.

     ssuuddoo supports a plugin architecture for security policies and
     input/output logging.  Third parties can develop and distribute their own
     policy and I/O logging plugins to work seamlessly with the ssuuddoo front
     end.  The default security policy is _s_u_d_o_e_r_s, which is configured via the
     file _/_e_t_c_/_s_u_d_o_e_r_s, or via LDAP.  See the _P_l_u_g_i_n_s section for more
     information.

     The security policy determines what privileges, if any, a user has to run
     ssuuddoo.  The policy may require that users authenticate themselves with a
     password or another authentication mechanism.  If authentication is
     required, ssuuddoo will exit if the user's password is not entered within a
     configurable time limit.  This limit is policy-specific; the default
     password prompt timeout for the _s_u_d_o_e_r_s security policy is 5 minutes.

     Security policies may support credential caching to allow the user to run
     ssuuddoo again for a period of time without requiring authentication.  The
     _s_u_d_o_e_r_s policy caches credentials for 5 minutes, unless overridden in
     sudoers(4).  By running ssuuddoo with the --vv option, a user can update the
     cached credentials without running a _c_o_m_m_a_n_d.

     When invoked as ssuuddooeeddiitt, the --ee option (described below), is implied.

     Security policies may log successful and failed attempts to use ssuuddoo.  If
     an I/O plugin is configured, the running command's input and output may
     be logged as well.

     The options are as follows:

     --AA          Normally, if ssuuddoo requires a password, it will read it from
                 the user's terminal.  If the --AA (_a_s_k_p_a_s_s) option is
                 specified, a (possibly graphical) helper program is executed
                 to read the user's password and output the password to the
                 standard output.  If the SUDO_ASKPASS environment variable is
                 set, it specifies the path to the helper program.  Otherwise,
                 if sudo.conf(4) contains a line specifying the askpass
                 program, that value will be used.  For example:

                     # Path to askpass helper program
                     Path askpass /usr/X11R6/bin/ssh-askpass

                 If no askpass program is available, ssuuddoo will exit with an
                 error.

     --aa _t_y_p_e     The --aa (_a_u_t_h_e_n_t_i_c_a_t_i_o_n _t_y_p_e) option causes ssuuddoo to use the
                 specified authentication type when validating the user, as
                 allowed by _/_e_t_c_/_l_o_g_i_n_._c_o_n_f.  The system administrator may
                 specify a list of sudo-specific authentication methods by
                 adding an ``auth-sudo'' entry in _/_e_t_c_/_l_o_g_i_n_._c_o_n_f.  This
                 option is only available on systems that support BSD
                 authentication.

     --bb          The --bb (_b_a_c_k_g_r_o_u_n_d) option tells ssuuddoo to run the given
                 command in the background.  Note that if you use the --bb
                 option you cannot use shell job control to manipulate the
                 process.  Most interactive commands will fail to work
                 properly in background mode.

     --CC _f_d       Normally, ssuuddoo will close all open file descriptors other
                 than standard input, standard output and standard error.  The
                 --CC (_c_l_o_s_e _f_r_o_m) option allows the user to specify a starting
                 point above the standard error (file descriptor three).
                 Values less than three are not permitted.  The security
                 policy may restrict the user's ability to use the --CC option.
                 The _s_u_d_o_e_r_s policy only permits use of the --CC option when the
                 administrator has enabled the _c_l_o_s_e_f_r_o_m___o_v_e_r_r_i_d_e option.

     --cc _c_l_a_s_s    The --cc (_c_l_a_s_s) option causes ssuuddoo to run the specified
                 command with resources limited by the specified login class.
                 The _c_l_a_s_s argument can be either a class name as defined in
                 _/_e_t_c_/_l_o_g_i_n_._c_o_n_f, or a single `-' character.  Specifying a
                 _c_l_a_s_s of - indicates that the command should be run
                 restricted by the default login capabilities for the user the
                 command is run as.  If the _c_l_a_s_s argument specifies an
                 existing user class, the command must be run as root, or the
                 ssuuddoo command must be run from a shell that is already root.
                 This option is only available on systems with BSD login
                 classes.

     --EE          The --EE (_p_r_e_s_e_r_v_e _e_n_v_i_r_o_n_m_e_n_t) option indicates to the
                 security policy that the user wishes to preserve their
                 existing environment variables.  The security policy may
                 return an error if the --EE option is specified and the user
                 does not have permission to preserve the environment.

     --ee          The --ee (_e_d_i_t) option indicates that, instead of running a
                 command, the user wishes to edit one or more files.  In lieu
                 of a command, the string "sudoedit" is used when consulting
                 the security policy.  If the user is authorized by the
                 policy, the following steps are taken:

                  1.   Temporary copies are made of the files to be edited
                       with the owner set to the invoking user.

                  2.   The editor specified by the policy is run to edit the
                       temporary files.  The _s_u_d_o_e_r_s policy uses the
                       SUDO_EDITOR, VISUAL and EDITOR environment variables
                       (in that order).  If none of SUDO_EDITOR, VISUAL or
                       EDITOR are set, the first program listed in the _e_d_i_t_o_r
                       sudoers(4) option is used.

                  3.   If they have been modified, the temporary files are
                       copied back to their original location and the
                       temporary versions are removed.

                 If the specified file does not exist, it will be created.
                 Note that unlike most commands run by _s_u_d_o, the editor is run
                 with the invoking user's environment unmodified.  If, for
                 some reason, ssuuddoo is unable to update a file with its edited
                 version, the user will receive a warning and the edited copy
                 will remain in a temporary file.

     --gg _g_r_o_u_p    Normally, ssuuddoo runs a command with the primary group set to
                 the one specified by the password database for the user the
                 command is being run as (by default, root).  The --gg (_g_r_o_u_p)
                 option causes ssuuddoo to run the command with the primary group
                 set to _g_r_o_u_p instead.  To specify a _g_i_d instead of a _g_r_o_u_p
                 _n_a_m_e, use _#_g_i_d.  When running commands as a _g_i_d, many shells
                 require that the `#' be escaped with a backslash (`\').  If
                 no --uu option is specified, the command will be run as the
                 invoking user (not root).  In either case, the primary group
                 will be set to _g_r_o_u_p.

     --HH          The --HH (_H_O_M_E) option requests that the security policy set
                 the HOME environment variable to the home directory of the
                 target user (root by default) as specified by the password
                 database.  Depending on the policy, this may be the default
                 behavior.

     --hh          The --hh (_h_e_l_p) option causes ssuuddoo to print a short help
                 message to the standard output and exit.

     --ii [_c_o_m_m_a_n_d]
                 The --ii (_s_i_m_u_l_a_t_e _i_n_i_t_i_a_l _l_o_g_i_n) option runs the shell
                 specified by the password database entry of the target user
                 as a login shell.  This means that login-specific resource
                 files such as _._p_r_o_f_i_l_e or _._l_o_g_i_n will be read by the shell.
                 If a command is specified, it is passed to the shell for
                 execution via the shell's --cc option.  If no command is
                 specified, an interactive shell is executed.  ssuuddoo attempts
                 to change to that user's home directory before running the
                 shell.  The security policy shall initialize the environment
                 to a minimal set of variables, similar to what is present
                 when a user logs in.  The _C_o_m_m_a_n_d _E_n_v_i_r_o_n_m_e_n_t section in the
                 sudoers(4) manual documents how the --ii option affects the
                 environment in which a command is run when the _s_u_d_o_e_r_s policy
                 is in use.

     --KK          The --KK (sure _k_i_l_l) option is like --kk except that it removes
                 the user's cached credentials entirely and may not be used in
                 conjunction with a command or other option.  This option does
                 not require a password.  Not all security policies support
                 credential caching.

     --kk [_c_o_m_m_a_n_d]
                 When used alone, the --kk (_k_i_l_l) option to ssuuddoo invalidates the
                 user's cached credentials.  The next time ssuuddoo is run a
                 password will be required.  This option does not require a
                 password and was added to allow a user to revoke ssuuddoo
                 permissions from a _._l_o_g_o_u_t file.  Not all security policies
                 support credential caching.

                 When used in conjunction with a command or an option that may
                 require a password, the --kk option will cause ssuuddoo to ignore
                 the user's cached credentials.  As a result, ssuuddoo will prompt
                 for a password (if one is required by the security policy)
                 and will not update the user's cached credentials.

     --ll[ll] [_c_o_m_m_a_n_d]
                 If no _c_o_m_m_a_n_d is specified, the --ll (_l_i_s_t) option will list
                 the allowed (and forbidden) commands for the invoking user
                 (or the user specified by the --UU option) on the current host.
                 If a _c_o_m_m_a_n_d is specified and is permitted by the security
                 policy, the fully-qualified path to the command is displayed
                 along with any command line arguments.  If _c_o_m_m_a_n_d is
                 specified but not allowed, ssuuddoo will exit with a status value
                 of 1.  If the --ll option is specified with an _l argument (i.e.
                 --llll), or if --ll is specified multiple times, a longer list
                 format is used.

     --nn          The --nn (_n_o_n_-_i_n_t_e_r_a_c_t_i_v_e) option prevents ssuuddoo from prompting
                 the user for a password.  If a password is required for the
                 command to run, ssuuddoo will display an error message and exit.

     --PP          The --PP (_p_r_e_s_e_r_v_e _g_r_o_u_p _v_e_c_t_o_r) option causes ssuuddoo to preserve
                 the invoking user's group vector unaltered.  By default, the
                 _s_u_d_o_e_r_s policy will initialize the group vector to the list
                 of groups the target user is in.  The real and effective
                 group IDs, however, are still set to match the target user.

     --pp _p_r_o_m_p_t   The --pp (_p_r_o_m_p_t) option allows you to override the default
                 password prompt and use a custom one.  The following percent
                 (`%') escapes are supported by the _s_u_d_o_e_r_s policy:

                 %H  expanded to the host name including the domain name (on
                     if the machine's host name is fully qualified or the _f_q_d_n
                     option is set in sudoers(4))

                 %h  expanded to the local host name without the domain name

                 %p  expanded to the name of the user whose password is being
                     requested (respects the _r_o_o_t_p_w, _t_a_r_g_e_t_p_w, and _r_u_n_a_s_p_w
                     flags in sudoers(4))

                 %U  expanded to the login name of the user the command will
                     be run as (defaults to root unless the --uu option is also
                     specified)

                 %u  expanded to the invoking user's login name

                 %%  two consecutive `%' characters are collapsed into a
                     single `%' character

                 The prompt specified by the --pp option will override the
                 system password prompt on systems that support PAM unless the
                 _p_a_s_s_p_r_o_m_p_t___o_v_e_r_r_i_d_e flag is disabled in _s_u_d_o_e_r_s.

     --rr _r_o_l_e     The --rr (_r_o_l_e) option causes the new (SELinux) security
                 context to have the role specified by _r_o_l_e.

     --SS          The --SS (_s_t_d_i_n) option causes ssuuddoo to read the password from
                 the standard input instead of the terminal device.  The
                 password must be followed by a newline character.

     --ss [_c_o_m_m_a_n_d]
                 The --ss (_s_h_e_l_l) option runs the shell specified by the SHELL
                 environment variable if it is set or the shell as specified
                 in the password database.  If a command is specified, it is
                 passed to the shell for execution via the shell's --cc option.
                 If no command is specified, an interactive shell is executed.

     --tt _t_y_p_e     The --tt (_t_y_p_e) option causes the new (SELinux) security
                 context to have the type specified by _t_y_p_e.  If no type is
                 specified, the default type is derived from the specified
                 role.

     --UU _u_s_e_r     The --UU (_o_t_h_e_r _u_s_e_r) option is used in conjunction with the --ll
                 option to specify the user whose privileges should be listed.
                 The security policy may restrict listing other users'
                 privileges.  The _s_u_d_o_e_r_s policy only allows root or a user
                 with the ALL privilege on the current host to use this
                 option.

     --uu _u_s_e_r     The --uu (_u_s_e_r) option causes ssuuddoo to run the specified command
                 as a user other than _r_o_o_t.  To specify a _u_i_d instead of a
                 _u_s_e_r _n_a_m_e, _#_u_i_d.  When running commands as a _u_i_d, many shells
                 require that the `#' be escaped with a backslash (`\').
                 Security policies may restrict _u_i_ds to those listed in the
                 password database.  The _s_u_d_o_e_r_s policy allows _u_i_ds that are
                 not in the password database as long as the _t_a_r_g_e_t_p_w option
                 is not set.  Other security policies may not support this.

     --VV          The --VV (_v_e_r_s_i_o_n) option causes ssuuddoo to print its version
                 string and the version string of the security policy plugin
                 and any I/O plugins.  If the invoking user is already root
                 the --VV option will display the arguments passed to configure
                 when ssuuddoo was built and plugins may display more verbose
                 information such as default options.

     --vv          When given the --vv (_v_a_l_i_d_a_t_e) option, ssuuddoo will update the
                 user's cached credentials, authenticating the user's password
                 if necessary.  For the _s_u_d_o_e_r_s plugin, this extends the ssuuddoo
                 timeout for another 5 minutes (or whatever the timeout is set
                 to by the security policy) but does not run a command.  Not
                 all security policies support cached credentials.

     ----          The ---- option indicates that ssuuddoo should stop processing
                 command line arguments.

     Environment variables to be set for the command may also be passed on the
     command line in the form of VVAARR=_v_a_l_u_e, e.g.
     LLDD__LLIIBBRRAARRYY__PPAATTHH=_/_u_s_r_/_l_o_c_a_l_/_p_k_g_/_l_i_b.  Variables passed on the command line
     are subject to the same restrictions as normal environment variables with
     one important exception.  If the _s_e_t_e_n_v option is set in _s_u_d_o_e_r_s, the
     command to be run has the SETENV tag set or the command matched is ALL,
     the user may set variables that would otherwise be forbidden.  See
     sudoers(4) for more information.

CCOOMMMMAANNDD EEXXEECCUUTTIIOONN
     When ssuuddoo executes a command, the security policy specifies the execution
     environment for the command.  Typically, the real and effective uid and
     gid are set to match those of the target user, as specified in the
     password database, and the group vector is initialized based on the group
     database (unless the --PP option was specified).

     The following parameters may be specified by security policy:

     oo   real and effective user ID

     oo   real and effective group ID

     oo   supplementary group IDs

     oo   the environment list

     oo   current working directory

     oo   file creation mode mask (umask)

     oo   SELinux role and type

     oo   Solaris project

     oo   Solaris privileges

     oo   BSD login class

     oo   scheduling priority (aka nice value)

   PPrroocceessss mmooddeell
     When ssuuddoo runs a command, it calls fork(2), sets up the execution
     environment as described above, and calls the execve system call in the
     child process.  The main ssuuddoo process waits until the command has
     completed, then passes the command's exit status to the security policy's
     close function and exits.  If an I/O logging plugin is configured or if
     the security policy explicitly requests it, a new  pseudo-terminal
     (``pty'') is created and a second ssuuddoo process is used to relay job
     control signals between the user's existing pty and the new pty the
     command is being run in.  This extra process makes it possible to, for
     example, suspend and resume the command.  Without it, the command would
     be in what POSIX terms an ``orphaned process group'' and it would not
     receive any job control signals.  As a special case, if the policy plugin
     does not define a close function and no pty is required, ssuuddoo will
     execute the command directly instead of calling fork(2) first.

   SSiiggnnaall hhaannddlliinngg
     Because the command is run as a child of the ssuuddoo process, ssuuddoo will
     relay signals it receives to the command.  Unless the command is being
     run in a new pty, the SIGHUP, SIGINT and SIGQUIT signals are not relayed
     unless they are sent by a user process, not the kernel.  Otherwise, the
     command would receive SIGINT twice every time the user entered control-C.
     Some signals, such as SIGSTOP and SIGKILL, cannot be caught and thus will
     not be relayed to the command.  As a general rule, SIGTSTP should be used
     instead of SIGSTOP when you wish to suspend a command being run by ssuuddoo.

     As a special case, ssuuddoo will not relay signals that were sent by the
     command it is running.  This prevents the command from accidentally
     killing itself.  On some systems, the reboot(1m) command sends SIGTERM to
     all non-system processes other than itself before rebooting the system.
     This prevents ssuuddoo from relaying the SIGTERM signal it received back to
     reboot(1m), which might then exit before the system was actually rebooted,
     leaving it in a half-dead state similar to single user mode.  Note,
     however, that this check only applies to the command run by ssuuddoo and not
     any other processes that the command may create.  As a result, running a
     script that calls reboot(1m) or shutdown(1m) via ssuuddoo may cause the system
     to end up in this undefined state unless the reboot(1m) or shutdown(1m) are
     run using the eexxeecc() family of functions instead of ssyysstteemm() (which
     interposes a shell between the command and the calling process).

     If no I/O logging plugins are loaded and the policy plugin has not
     defined a cclloossee() function, set a command timeout or required that the
     command be run in a new pty, ssuuddoo may execute the command directly
     instead of running it as a child process.

   PPlluuggiinnss
     Plugins are dynamically loaded based on the contents of the sudo.conf(4)
     file.  If no sudo.conf(4) file is present, or it contains no Plugin
     lines, ssuuddoo will use the traditional _s_u_d_o_e_r_s security policy and I/O
     logging.  See the sudo.conf(4) manual for details of the _/_e_t_c_/_s_u_d_o_._c_o_n_f
     file and the sudo_plugin(1m) manual for more information about the ssuuddoo
     plugin architecture.

EEXXIITT VVAALLUUEE
     Upon successful execution of a program, the exit status from _s_u_d_o will
     simply be the exit status of the program that was executed.

     Otherwise, ssuuddoo exits with a value of 1 if there is a
     configuration/permission problem or if ssuuddoo cannot execute the given
     command.  In the latter case the error string is printed to the standard
     error.  If ssuuddoo cannot stat(2) one or more entries in the user's PATH, an
     error is printed on stderr.  (If the directory does not exist or if it is
     not really a directory, the entry is ignored and no error is printed.)
     This should not happen under normal circumstances.  The most common
     reason for stat(2) to return ``permission denied'' is if you are running
     an automounter and one of the directories in your PATH is on a machine
     that is currently unreachable.

SSEECCUURRIITTYY NNOOTTEESS
     ssuuddoo tries to be safe when executing external commands.

     To prevent command spoofing, ssuuddoo checks "." and "" (both denoting
     current directory) last when searching for a command in the user's PATH
     (if one or both are in the PATH).  Note, however, that the actual PATH
     environment variable is _n_o_t modified and is passed unchanged to the
     program that ssuuddoo executes.

     Please note that ssuuddoo will normally only log the command it explicitly
     runs.  If a user runs a command such as sudo su or sudo sh, subsequent
     commands run from that shell are not subject to ssuuddoo's security policy.
     The same is true for commands that offer shell escapes (including most
     editors).  If I/O logging is enabled, subsequent commands will have their
     input and/or output logged, but there will not be traditional logs for
     those commands.  Because of this, care must be taken when giving users
     access to commands via ssuuddoo to verify that the command does not
     inadvertently give the user an effective root shell.  For more
     information, please see the _P_R_E_V_E_N_T_I_N_G _S_H_E_L_L _E_S_C_A_P_E_S section in
     sudoers(4).

     To prevent the disclosure of potentially sensitive information, ssuuddoo
     disables core dumps by default while it is executing (they are re-enabled
     for the command that is run).  To aid in debugging ssuuddoo crashes, you may
     wish to re-enable core dumps by setting ``disable_coredump'' to false in
     the sudo.conf(4) file as follows:

           Set disable_coredump false

     See the sudo.conf(4) manual for more information.

EENNVVIIRROONNMMEENNTT
     ssuuddoo utilizes the following environment variables.  The security policy
     has control over the actual content of the command's environment.

     EDITOR           Default editor to use in --ee (sudoedit) mode if neither
                      SUDO_EDITOR nor VISUAL is set.

     MAIL             In --ii mode or when _e_n_v___r_e_s_e_t is enabled in _s_u_d_o_e_r_s, set
                      to the mail spool of the target user.

     HOME             Set to the home directory of the target user if --ii or --HH
                      are specified, _e_n_v___r_e_s_e_t or _a_l_w_a_y_s___s_e_t___h_o_m_e are set in
                      _s_u_d_o_e_r_s, or when the --ss option is specified and _s_e_t___h_o_m_e
                      is set in _s_u_d_o_e_r_s.

     PATH             May be overridden by the security policy.

     SHELL            Used to determine shell to run with --ss option.

     SUDO_ASKPASS     Specifies the path to a helper program used to read the
                      password if no terminal is available or if the --AA option
                      is specified.

     SUDO_COMMAND     Set to the command run by sudo.

     SUDO_EDITOR      Default editor to use in --ee (sudoedit) mode.

     SUDO_GID         Set to the group ID of the user who invoked sudo.

     SUDO_PROMPT      Used as the default password prompt.

     SUDO_PS1         If set, PS1 will be set to its value for the program
                      being run.

     SUDO_UID         Set to the user ID of the user who invoked sudo.

     SUDO_USER        Set to the login name of the user who invoked sudo.

     USER             Set to the target user (root unless the --uu option is
                      specified).

     VISUAL           Default editor to use in --ee (sudoedit) mode if
                      SUDO_EDITOR is not set.

FFIILLEESS
     _/_e_t_c_/_s_u_d_o_._c_o_n_f            ssuuddoo front end configuration

EEXXAAMMPPLLEESS
     Note: the following examples assume a properly configured security
     policy.

     To get a file listing of an unreadable directory:

           $ sudo ls /usr/local/protected

     To list the home directory of user yaz on a machine where the file system
     holding ~yaz is not exported as root:

           $ sudo -u yaz ls ~yaz

     To edit the _i_n_d_e_x_._h_t_m_l file as user www:

           $ sudo -u www vi ~www/htdocs/index.html

     To view system logs only accessible to root and users in the adm group:

           $ sudo -g adm view /var/log/syslog

     To run an editor as jim with a different primary group:

           $ sudo -u jim -g audio vi ~jim/sound.txt

     To shut down a machine:

           $ sudo shutdown -r +15 "quick reboot"

     To make a usage listing of the directories in the /home partition.  Note
     that this runs the commands in a sub-shell to make the cd and file
     redirection work.

           $ sudo sh -c "cd /home ; du -s * | sort -rn > USAGE"

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
     su(1), stat(2), login_cap(3), passwd(4), sudo.conf(4), sudoers(4),
     sudo_plugin(1m), sudoreplay(1m), visudo(1m)

HHIISSTTOORRYY
     See the HISTORY file in the ssuuddoo distribution
     (http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/history.html) for a brief history of sudo.

AAUUTTHHOORRSS
     Many people have worked on ssuuddoo over the years; this version consists of
     code written primarily by:

           Todd C. Miller

     See the CONTRIBUTORS file in the ssuuddoo distribution
     (http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/contributors.html) for an exhaustive list of
     people who have contributed to ssuuddoo.

CCAAVVEEAATTSS
     There is no easy way to prevent a user from gaining a root shell if that
     user is allowed to run arbitrary commands via ssuuddoo.  Also, many programs
     (such as editors) allow the user to run commands via shell escapes, thus
     avoiding ssuuddoo's checks.  However, on most systems it is possible to
     prevent shell escapes with the sudoers(4) plugin's _n_o_e_x_e_c functionality.

     It is not meaningful to run the cd command directly via sudo, e.g.,

           $ sudo cd /usr/local/protected

     since when the command exits the parent process (your shell) will still
     be the same.  Please see the _E_X_A_M_P_L_E_S section for more information.

     Running shell scripts via ssuuddoo can expose the same kernel bugs that make
     setuid shell scripts unsafe on some operating systems (if your OS has a
     /dev/fd/ directory, setuid shell scripts are generally safe).

BBUUGGSS
     If you feel you have found a bug in ssuuddoo, please submit a bug report at
     http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/bugs/

SSUUPPPPOORRTT
     Limited free support is available via the sudo-users mailing list, see
     http://www.sudo.ws/mailman/listinfo/sudo-users to subscribe or search the
     archives.

DDIISSCCLLAAIIMMEERR
     ssuuddoo is provided ``AS IS'' and any express or implied warranties,
     including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability
     and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed.  See the LICENSE
     file distributed with ssuuddoo or http://www.sudo.ws/sudo/license.html for
     complete details.

Sudo 1.8.7                      March 13, 2013                      Sudo 1.8.7

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