Sudoers Command












0














I can't understand the difference in this two command's



USER ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL
AND
USER ALL=(OTHERUSER) NOPASSWD: ALL



Can anyone explain the () change?
Thanks










share|improve this question



























    0














    I can't understand the difference in this two command's



    USER ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL
    AND
    USER ALL=(OTHERUSER) NOPASSWD: ALL



    Can anyone explain the () change?
    Thanks










    share|improve this question

























      0












      0








      0







      I can't understand the difference in this two command's



      USER ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL
      AND
      USER ALL=(OTHERUSER) NOPASSWD: ALL



      Can anyone explain the () change?
      Thanks










      share|improve this question













      I can't understand the difference in this two command's



      USER ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL
      AND
      USER ALL=(OTHERUSER) NOPASSWD: ALL



      Can anyone explain the () change?
      Thanks







      command-line unix privileges sudoers






      share|improve this question













      share|improve this question











      share|improve this question




      share|improve this question










      asked Nov 22 at 16:45









      Pedro Macedo Vilas

      31




      31






















          1 Answer
          1






          active

          oldest

          votes


















          0














          From man 5 sudoers:




          The basic structure of a user specification is who where = (as_whom) what.




          And




          The reserved word ALL is a built-in alias that always causes a match to succeed.




          In your case the difference is in (as_whom) field:





          • (ALL) means it's possible for USER to run commands as any user.


          • (OTHERUSER) means it's possible for USER to run commands as OTHERUSER (e.g. sudo -u OTHERUSER whoami).



            Note it doesn't mean USER cannot run commands as YETANOTHERUSER. If USER tries to run something as YETANOTHERUSER then the line with (OTHERUSER) won't match and the parser will continue; some later line may match.








          share|improve this answer























          • So the USER can execute sudo commands as OTHERUSER name or will have only the privileges of the OTHERUSER?.
            – Pedro Macedo Vilas
            Nov 22 at 18:11










          • @PedroMacedoVilas The user chooses whom to impersonate explicitly with sudo -u chosen_user some_command, like in the example I added to my answer. If the user is allowed to run some_command as chosen_user then the command will run with privileges of chosen_user.
            – Kamil Maciorowski
            Nov 22 at 18:19











          Your Answer








          StackExchange.ready(function() {
          var channelOptions = {
          tags: "".split(" "),
          id: "3"
          };
          initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);

          StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
          // Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
          if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
          StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
          createEditor();
          });
          }
          else {
          createEditor();
          }
          });

          function createEditor() {
          StackExchange.prepareEditor({
          heartbeatType: 'answer',
          autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
          convertImagesToLinks: true,
          noModals: true,
          showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
          reputationToPostImages: 10,
          bindNavPrevention: true,
          postfix: "",
          imageUploader: {
          brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
          contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
          allowUrls: true
          },
          onDemand: true,
          discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
          ,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
          });


          }
          });














          draft saved

          draft discarded


















          StackExchange.ready(
          function () {
          StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fsuperuser.com%2fquestions%2f1377626%2fsudoers-command%23new-answer', 'question_page');
          }
          );

          Post as a guest















          Required, but never shown

























          1 Answer
          1






          active

          oldest

          votes








          1 Answer
          1






          active

          oldest

          votes









          active

          oldest

          votes






          active

          oldest

          votes









          0














          From man 5 sudoers:




          The basic structure of a user specification is who where = (as_whom) what.




          And




          The reserved word ALL is a built-in alias that always causes a match to succeed.




          In your case the difference is in (as_whom) field:





          • (ALL) means it's possible for USER to run commands as any user.


          • (OTHERUSER) means it's possible for USER to run commands as OTHERUSER (e.g. sudo -u OTHERUSER whoami).



            Note it doesn't mean USER cannot run commands as YETANOTHERUSER. If USER tries to run something as YETANOTHERUSER then the line with (OTHERUSER) won't match and the parser will continue; some later line may match.








          share|improve this answer























          • So the USER can execute sudo commands as OTHERUSER name or will have only the privileges of the OTHERUSER?.
            – Pedro Macedo Vilas
            Nov 22 at 18:11










          • @PedroMacedoVilas The user chooses whom to impersonate explicitly with sudo -u chosen_user some_command, like in the example I added to my answer. If the user is allowed to run some_command as chosen_user then the command will run with privileges of chosen_user.
            – Kamil Maciorowski
            Nov 22 at 18:19
















          0














          From man 5 sudoers:




          The basic structure of a user specification is who where = (as_whom) what.




          And




          The reserved word ALL is a built-in alias that always causes a match to succeed.




          In your case the difference is in (as_whom) field:





          • (ALL) means it's possible for USER to run commands as any user.


          • (OTHERUSER) means it's possible for USER to run commands as OTHERUSER (e.g. sudo -u OTHERUSER whoami).



            Note it doesn't mean USER cannot run commands as YETANOTHERUSER. If USER tries to run something as YETANOTHERUSER then the line with (OTHERUSER) won't match and the parser will continue; some later line may match.








          share|improve this answer























          • So the USER can execute sudo commands as OTHERUSER name or will have only the privileges of the OTHERUSER?.
            – Pedro Macedo Vilas
            Nov 22 at 18:11










          • @PedroMacedoVilas The user chooses whom to impersonate explicitly with sudo -u chosen_user some_command, like in the example I added to my answer. If the user is allowed to run some_command as chosen_user then the command will run with privileges of chosen_user.
            – Kamil Maciorowski
            Nov 22 at 18:19














          0












          0








          0






          From man 5 sudoers:




          The basic structure of a user specification is who where = (as_whom) what.




          And




          The reserved word ALL is a built-in alias that always causes a match to succeed.




          In your case the difference is in (as_whom) field:





          • (ALL) means it's possible for USER to run commands as any user.


          • (OTHERUSER) means it's possible for USER to run commands as OTHERUSER (e.g. sudo -u OTHERUSER whoami).



            Note it doesn't mean USER cannot run commands as YETANOTHERUSER. If USER tries to run something as YETANOTHERUSER then the line with (OTHERUSER) won't match and the parser will continue; some later line may match.








          share|improve this answer














          From man 5 sudoers:




          The basic structure of a user specification is who where = (as_whom) what.




          And




          The reserved word ALL is a built-in alias that always causes a match to succeed.




          In your case the difference is in (as_whom) field:





          • (ALL) means it's possible for USER to run commands as any user.


          • (OTHERUSER) means it's possible for USER to run commands as OTHERUSER (e.g. sudo -u OTHERUSER whoami).



            Note it doesn't mean USER cannot run commands as YETANOTHERUSER. If USER tries to run something as YETANOTHERUSER then the line with (OTHERUSER) won't match and the parser will continue; some later line may match.









          share|improve this answer














          share|improve this answer



          share|improve this answer








          edited Nov 22 at 18:09

























          answered Nov 22 at 17:22









          Kamil Maciorowski

          24.5k155277




          24.5k155277












          • So the USER can execute sudo commands as OTHERUSER name or will have only the privileges of the OTHERUSER?.
            – Pedro Macedo Vilas
            Nov 22 at 18:11










          • @PedroMacedoVilas The user chooses whom to impersonate explicitly with sudo -u chosen_user some_command, like in the example I added to my answer. If the user is allowed to run some_command as chosen_user then the command will run with privileges of chosen_user.
            – Kamil Maciorowski
            Nov 22 at 18:19


















          • So the USER can execute sudo commands as OTHERUSER name or will have only the privileges of the OTHERUSER?.
            – Pedro Macedo Vilas
            Nov 22 at 18:11










          • @PedroMacedoVilas The user chooses whom to impersonate explicitly with sudo -u chosen_user some_command, like in the example I added to my answer. If the user is allowed to run some_command as chosen_user then the command will run with privileges of chosen_user.
            – Kamil Maciorowski
            Nov 22 at 18:19
















          So the USER can execute sudo commands as OTHERUSER name or will have only the privileges of the OTHERUSER?.
          – Pedro Macedo Vilas
          Nov 22 at 18:11




          So the USER can execute sudo commands as OTHERUSER name or will have only the privileges of the OTHERUSER?.
          – Pedro Macedo Vilas
          Nov 22 at 18:11












          @PedroMacedoVilas The user chooses whom to impersonate explicitly with sudo -u chosen_user some_command, like in the example I added to my answer. If the user is allowed to run some_command as chosen_user then the command will run with privileges of chosen_user.
          – Kamil Maciorowski
          Nov 22 at 18:19




          @PedroMacedoVilas The user chooses whom to impersonate explicitly with sudo -u chosen_user some_command, like in the example I added to my answer. If the user is allowed to run some_command as chosen_user then the command will run with privileges of chosen_user.
          – Kamil Maciorowski
          Nov 22 at 18:19


















          draft saved

          draft discarded




















































          Thanks for contributing an answer to Super User!


          • Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!

          But avoid



          • Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.

          • Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.


          To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.





          Some of your past answers have not been well-received, and you're in danger of being blocked from answering.


          Please pay close attention to the following guidance:


          • Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!

          But avoid



          • Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.

          • Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.


          To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.




          draft saved


          draft discarded














          StackExchange.ready(
          function () {
          StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fsuperuser.com%2fquestions%2f1377626%2fsudoers-command%23new-answer', 'question_page');
          }
          );

          Post as a guest















          Required, but never shown





















































          Required, but never shown














          Required, but never shown












          Required, but never shown







          Required, but never shown

































          Required, but never shown














          Required, but never shown












          Required, but never shown







          Required, but never shown







          Popular posts from this blog

          AnyDesk - Fatal Program Failure

          How to calibrate 16:9 built-in touch-screen to a 4:3 resolution?

          QoS: MAC-Priority for clients behind a repeater