Anurag wrote:

Quoting Nachiketa Sadhu ??????? ???? sadhu@iitb.ac.in:

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Hi,

I have put in the /etc/sudoers file the following line:

sadhu ALL=(root) NOPASSWD:/usr/bin/yumex

sadhu ALL = NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/yumex

that works?

Unfortunately no. It does not make any difference.

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I was expecting that when logged in as user "sadhu" I will be rum yumex without authentication, but it still asks for root authentication when I try to run yumex.

Can you please refer me to the correct sudoers syntax or to a how-to.

manpage of sudoers file.

I have gone through these, and some how-tos from Google search. I will go through these again to see if I can gain any further information.

Thanks and regards.

sadhu

Mrugesh Karnik wrote:

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I have put in the /etc/sudoers file the following line:

sadhu ALL=(root) NOPASSWD:/usr/bin/yumex

Really stupid question, but I'm following Sherlock Holmes here. `When you've eliminated the impossible, whatever remains; however improbable, must be the truth'..

So, did you actually run `sudo yumex' or just yumex?

Thanks,

I did not consider that I will have to run "sudo yumex" I was expecting this to work from the menu command.

I am sorry to have bothered the list on such a silly misunderstanding on my part. "sudo yumex" works as expected.

Thanks and regards.

sadhu