[SOLVED] Annoying problem with sudo

Roken · 2014-03-15 09:23:36

I tried googling this, but finding the correct search has eluded me.

Suddenly, sudo requires me to enter my password correctly three times (i.e. If I type correctly, I'm asked three times, if I get it wrong on the first go, it's four times and so on). This has only started in the past week.

Any ideas how to fix it?

TIA

Last edited by Roken (2014-03-17 19:07:11)

bstaletic · 2014-03-15 11:42:21

Check the /etc/sudoers file. And if you find something weird, edit it using visudo. Also posting content of that file sould be useful for others trying to help.

oliver · 2014-03-15 12:36:47

even something like:

sudo -l
(that is dash ell)

I would guess it's trying to execute three things and you don't have the password cache thing on

drcouzelis · 2014-03-15 13:02:44

Are you actually running sudo? What is the output of "which sudo"?

What command are you running with sudo? Some programs, like some AUR wrappers, will call sudo themselves.

Please post your "/etc/sudoers" file.

Roken · 2014-03-17 19:06:44

In fact, sudoers was the problem. I have no idea how (since I haven't touched it lately) but the timeout had got itself set to 363636363636363636363636363636363636363636363636363636363, which I'm guessing resolved to an immediate timeout.

Reset and all is good again

Thanks all

Arch Linux

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[SOLVED] Annoying problem with sudo

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