[Solved] Messed up sudo

d_fajardo · 2024-11-06 14:12:17

I updated my sudoers file via visudo but, error in my part, I got mixed up between the sudoers and sudoers.pacnew files, then deleted sudoers.pacnew in the process.
I can login and issue sudo in the terminal but if I open a terminal in dolphin and issue sudo from there, my password is not recognized. I also noticed a lock icon when I view system in dolphin. What's more once my password is rejected in dolphin then go back to normal terminal, then my sudo stops working there as well. I have to reboot to get the sudo back.

Anyway I can recover sudo in dolphin terminal? Running KDE Wayland and vanilla kernel.

Last edited by d_fajardo (2024-11-06 22:07:03)

seth · 2024-11-06 14:31:06

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Securi … n_attempts ?
As for dolphin/sudo

LC_ALL=C sudo -l

d_fajardo · 2024-11-06 21:45:47

Thanks Seth. Resetting the faillock does it.

seth · 2024-11-06 21:54:08

You'll probably have to figure what triggers it itfp.
* Fat-finger
* wrong keyboard layout
* background sudo (eg. in a cronjob or startup script or so)
* other stuff

d_fajardo · 2024-11-06 22:08:59

You'll probably have to figure what triggers it itfp.

Yes the problem did come back. I think it's my conky script causing it as I have some sudo commands there to monitor system temp. Thanks for the tip.

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[Solved] Messed up sudo

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