Most of the toolbox tools on my system are installed automatically to use the 64 bit binaries by their links, but sudo is linked to 32 bit binaries.
"visudo" is not working because some of the inode numbers of files in the NAS are too large for 32 bits.

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     system            7 Jun 14 17:11 /opt/freeware/bin/sudo -> sudo_32
---s--x--x    1 root     system       257930 Mar 09 2023  /opt/freeware/bin/sudo_64
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     system            9 Jun 14 17:11 /opt/freeware/sbin/visudo -> visudo_32
---x--x--x    1 root     system       269459 Mar 09 2023  /opt/freeware/sbin/visudo_64

I thought that perhaps sudo was 32 bit because it was installed long ago, and perhaps a reinstallation might make it go in with links to 64 bit binaries, but that did not do it.

Is there a way to install sudo to use the 64-bit binaries by default, or are we supposed to manually change the links to point to them ?
Manual changes which make the system different from the RPM installation data seem quite prone to breakage, and it also takes extra work on each system.

Surely there is some clever way to tell it that 64 bit installation is needed.

What is the right way to get sudo installed to use the 64 bit binaries?

Thanks!

Mike Shon
University of Rochester Medical Center

Most of the toolbox tools on my system are installed automatically to use the 64 bit binaries by their links, but sudo is linked to 32 bit binaries.
"visudo" is not working because some of the inode numbers of files in the NAS are too large for 32 bits.

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     system            7 Jun 14 17:11 /opt/freeware/bin/sudo -> sudo_32
---s--x--x    1 root     system       257930 Mar 09 2023  /opt/freeware/bin/sudo_64
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     system            9 Jun 14 17:11 /opt/freeware/sbin/visudo -> visudo_32
---x--x--x    1 root     system       269459 Mar 09 2023  /opt/freeware/sbin/visudo_64

I thought that perhaps sudo was 32 bit because it was installed long ago, and perhaps a reinstallation might make it go in with links to 64 bit binaries, but that did not do it.

Is there a way to install sudo to use the 64-bit binaries by default, or are we supposed to manually change the links to point to them ?
Manual changes which make the system different from the RPM installation data seem quite prone to breakage, and it also takes extra work on each system.

Surely there is some clever way to tell it that 64 bit installation is needed.

What is the right way to get sudo installed to use the 64 bit binaries?

Thanks!

Mike Shon
University of Rochester Medical Center

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Michael Shon
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Hi Michael

In the past we had some issue with 64-bit sudo.

We will check this and make 64-bit sudo by default.

Most of the toolbox tools on my system are installed automatically to use the 64 bit binaries by their links, but sudo is linked to 32 bit binaries.
"visudo" is not working because some of the inode numbers of files in the NAS are too large for 32 bits.

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     system            7 Jun 14 17:11 /opt/freeware/bin/sudo -> sudo_32
---s--x--x    1 root     system       257930 Mar 09 2023  /opt/freeware/bin/sudo_64
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     system            9 Jun 14 17:11 /opt/freeware/sbin/visudo -> visudo_32
---x--x--x    1 root     system       269459 Mar 09 2023  /opt/freeware/sbin/visudo_64

I thought that perhaps sudo was 32 bit because it was installed long ago, and perhaps a reinstallation might make it go in with links to 64 bit binaries, but that did not do it.

Is there a way to install sudo to use the 64-bit binaries by default, or are we supposed to manually change the links to point to them ?
Manual changes which make the system different from the RPM installation data seem quite prone to breakage, and it also takes extra work on each system.

Surely there is some clever way to tell it that 64 bit installation is needed.

What is the right way to get sudo installed to use the 64 bit binaries?

Thanks!

Mike Shon
University of Rochester Medical Center

------------------------------
Michael Shon
------------------------------

Hi Michael

In the past we had some issue with 64-bit sudo.

We will check this and make 64-bit sudo by default.

Most of the toolbox tools on my system are installed automatically to use the 64 bit binaries by their links, but sudo is linked to 32 bit binaries.
"visudo" is not working because some of the inode numbers of files in the NAS are too large for 32 bits.

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     system            7 Jun 14 17:11 /opt/freeware/bin/sudo -> sudo_32
---s--x--x    1 root     system       257930 Mar 09 2023  /opt/freeware/bin/sudo_64
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     system            9 Jun 14 17:11 /opt/freeware/sbin/visudo -> visudo_32
---x--x--x    1 root     system       269459 Mar 09 2023  /opt/freeware/sbin/visudo_64

I thought that perhaps sudo was 32 bit because it was installed long ago, and perhaps a reinstallation might make it go in with links to 64 bit binaries, but that did not do it.

Is there a way to install sudo to use the 64-bit binaries by default, or are we supposed to manually change the links to point to them ?
Manual changes which make the system different from the RPM installation data seem quite prone to breakage, and it also takes extra work on each system.

Surely there is some clever way to tell it that 64 bit installation is needed.

What is the right way to get sudo installed to use the 64 bit binaries?

Thanks!

Mike Shon
University of Rochester Medical Center

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Michael Shon
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Is there a release announcement page or some way to find out when that change goes into effect?

I don't recall seeing anything like that anywhere for minor changes in  the AIX Toolbox.

Or will DNF know that the package has changed and needs to be reinstalled?
I'm not sure how that could work  - the sudo version won't change (I assume), and it seems like the dependencies and updates are based on that.

Hi Michael

In the past we had some issue with 64-bit sudo.

We will check this and make 64-bit sudo by default.

Most of the toolbox tools on my system are installed automatically to use the 64 bit binaries by their links, but sudo is linked to 32 bit binaries.
"visudo" is not working because some of the inode numbers of files in the NAS are too large for 32 bits.

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     system            7 Jun 14 17:11 /opt/freeware/bin/sudo -> sudo_32
---s--x--x    1 root     system       257930 Mar 09 2023  /opt/freeware/bin/sudo_64
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     system            9 Jun 14 17:11 /opt/freeware/sbin/visudo -> visudo_32
---x--x--x    1 root     system       269459 Mar 09 2023  /opt/freeware/sbin/visudo_64

I thought that perhaps sudo was 32 bit because it was installed long ago, and perhaps a reinstallation might make it go in with links to 64 bit binaries, but that did not do it.

Is there a way to install sudo to use the 64-bit binaries by default, or are we supposed to manually change the links to point to them ?
Manual changes which make the system different from the RPM installation data seem quite prone to breakage, and it also takes extra work on each system.

Surely there is some clever way to tell it that 64 bit installation is needed.

What is the right way to get sudo installed to use the 64 bit binaries?

Thanks!

Mike Shon
University of Rochester Medical Center

------------------------------
Michael Shon
------------------------------

Is there a release announcement page or some way to find out when that change goes into effect?

I don't recall seeing anything like that anywhere for minor changes in  the AIX Toolbox.

Or will DNF know that the package has changed and needs to be reinstalled?
I'm not sure how that could work  - the sudo version won't change (I assume), and it seems like the dependencies and updates are based on that.

Hi Michael

In the past we had some issue with 64-bit sudo.

We will check this and make 64-bit sudo by default.

Most of the toolbox tools on my system are installed automatically to use the 64 bit binaries by their links, but sudo is linked to 32 bit binaries.
"visudo" is not working because some of the inode numbers of files in the NAS are too large for 32 bits.

lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     system            7 Jun 14 17:11 /opt/freeware/bin/sudo -> sudo_32
---s--x--x    1 root     system       257930 Mar 09 2023  /opt/freeware/bin/sudo_64
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     system            9 Jun 14 17:11 /opt/freeware/sbin/visudo -> visudo_32
---x--x--x    1 root     system       269459 Mar 09 2023  /opt/freeware/sbin/visudo_64

I thought that perhaps sudo was 32 bit because it was installed long ago, and perhaps a reinstallation might make it go in with links to 64 bit binaries, but that did not do it.

Is there a way to install sudo to use the 64-bit binaries by default, or are we supposed to manually change the links to point to them ?
Manual changes which make the system different from the RPM installation data seem quite prone to breakage, and it also takes extra work on each system.

Surely there is some clever way to tell it that 64 bit installation is needed.

What is the right way to get sudo installed to use the 64 bit binaries?

Thanks!

Mike Shon
University of Rochester Medical Center

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Michael Shon
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