Originally posted by: apple08

Dear AIX Gurus,
I editted the visudo file. when i tried to save the file, it prompted with these warnings.

Warning: undeclared Cmnd_Alias `AIX_BACKUP' referenced near line 33
Warning: undeclared Cmnd_Alias `AIX_BACKUP' referenced near line 34
Warning: undeclared Cmnd_Alias `AIX_MONITOR' referenced near line 34
Warning: undeclared Cmnd_Alias `AIX_CHPASSWD' referenced near line 34
Warning: undeclared Cmnd_Alias `AIX_USERMGMT' referenced near line 34
visudo: sudoers file unchanged.

Attached is the my sudo configuration file. Please help. Hope to hear from you.
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Your syntax on lines 33 and 34 is mangled. These lines are supposed to be something like:

user machine = command

where each of "user", "machine" and "command" are typically aliases. You've put user aliases to the right of the equal sign which is why it's complaining about them as command aliases not found.

HTH

Jim Lane
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Originally posted by: apple08

sudo
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Originally posted by: apple08

Dear AIX Gurus,
Meaning, I have to declare the AIX_BACKUP,AIX_MONITOR, AIX_CHPASSWD and AIX_USERMGMT inside Cmnd_Alias as per below right?
Cmnd_Alias AIX_OPERATOR = /usr/sbin/reboot, /usr/sbin/shutdown

Cmnd_Alias AIX_ADMIN = /bin/crontab, /bin/iostat, /bin/more, /bin/last, /bin/mv,
/bin/cp, /bin/ls, /bin/cd, /usr/sbin/umount, /usr/sbin/mount, /bin/netstat, /bi
n/vmstat, /usr/sbin/topas, /bin/df, /usr/sbin/ifconfig, /bin/gzip, /bin/tar, /bi
n/tar, /bin/cat, /bin/rm
Cmnd_Alias AIX_BACKUP = NEED TO ADD?
Cmnd_Alias AIX_MONITOR = NEED TO ADD?
Cmnd_Alias AIX_MONITOR = NEED TO ADD?

Thanks a lot. Hope to hear from you. I'm very happy to hear the respond from the expert.

Warning: undeclared Cmnd_Alias `AIX_BACKUP' referenced near line 33
Warning: undeclared Cmnd_Alias `AIX_BACKUP' referenced near line 34
Warning: undeclared Cmnd_Alias `AIX_MONITOR' referenced near line 34
Warning: undeclared Cmnd_Alias `AIX_CHPASSWD' referenced near line 34
Warning: undeclared Cmnd_Alias `AIX_USERMGMT' referenced near line 34
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Originally posted by: hwyguy

Yes, You'll need to either remove the references to AIX_BACKUP, AIX_MONITOR, AIX_CHPASSWD and AIX_USERMGMT, or define them to suppress the warnings.
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Originally posted by: apple08

My problem solved. Thanks a lot.
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Originally posted by: apple08

Thanks a lot.
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Originally posted by: apple08

I would like to know about the sudo log
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Originally posted by: apple08

Dear AIX gurus,
where can i get the sudo log? hope to hear from you
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

It depends. By default sudo uses syslog with facility local2. To see anything you need to modify /etc/syslog.conf because local2 is disabled by default. However you can change all of this in the sudoers file. You can specify a different syslog facility and severity level. You can turn off syslog logging and you can turn on logging to an external file. You can also change the format what's logged to the external file. Read the man page for details.

HTH

Jim Lane
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Originally posted by: apple08

Thanks Jim. Your explaination is very great. I would like to ask questions as I don't know how to do it.
Jim
It depends. By default sudo uses syslog with facility local2. To see anything you need to modify /etc/syslog.conf because local2 is disabled by default.
Apple
I tried to find the local2 inside the /etc/syslog.conf file. I would like to see how it disabled the thing?

Jim
However you can change all of this in the sudoers file. You can specify a different syslog facility and severity level. You can turn off syslog logging and you can turn on logging to an external file. You can also change the format what's logged to the external file. Read the man page for details.
Apple
1. which man page should i refer?

1. man sudo

Manual entry for sudo not found or not installed.

1. man sudoers

Manual entry for sudoers not found or not installed.

1. man sudo

Manual entry for sudo not found or not installed.

2. how can I change this in the sudoers file?
we have this entry in our sudo file:
Defaults log_year, logfile=/var/log/sudo.local.log
but when i check the directory path, it doesn't exist.

Hope to hear from you.
Thanks a bundle for the great explaination
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Originally posted by: hdkutz

Hello apple08,
set Environmnet right!
Set the MANPATH Variable und you'll get information you desire.

ls -al /opt/freeware/man
export MANPATH=$MANPATH:/opt/freeware/man

HTH,
ku
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Originally posted by: apple08

Yeahhh, my man sudo is working.
but i don't have the sudo log yet,i only have this directory,/var/log. how can i create the sudo.local.log to capture the sudo.log

Defaults log_year, logfile=/var/log/sudo.local.log
would really appreciate your awaiting reply. Thank you.
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Originally posted by: hdkutz

Did you touched the Logfile?

1. touch /whereever/your/sudo/logfile/lives

Cheers,
ku
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Originally posted by: apple08

Mr Ku,

do i need to add command when i touch the file:
touch /whereever/your/sudo/logfile/lives
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Originally posted by: apple08

Dear AIX Gurus,
My log is working.
how can edit the sudo to enable sysadmin id to perform the mksysb.
currently we have:
Cmnd_Alias AIX_BACKUP = /usr/sbin/rmt, /usr/bin/mt, /usr/sbin/backup, /usr/sbin/
restore
how can add in a command in this entry to enable them to do mksysb.

hope to hear from you.

thanks a lot.
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Originally posted by: hdkutz

Hmm,
something like this?
<snip>
Cmnd_Alias AIX_BACKUP = /usr/sbin/rmt, /usr/bin/mt, /usr/sbin/backup, /usr/sbin/restore, /usr/bin/mksysb *
<snip>

Notice the <STAR> at the end of the above line. mksysb needs arguments.
Cheers,
ku
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Originally posted by: apple08

Dear AIX Gurus,
Thank you
The previous installation was
successfully done using sudo-1.6.7p5-3 installer. Thank you. I use visudo to edit the file and execute using $ sudo
able to execute the command
but in our older server, it's already installed sudo, but i'm not sure the version. i use sudoedit to edit the file, but when i try to execute the command, was not able to execute, the error is as per below:
$ sudo topas
ksh: sudo: not found.
Hope to hear from you. Thank you
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Originally posted by: orphy

Assuming that you have sudo in /usr/local/bin, try fixing your PATH.

ls -l /usr/local/bin/sudo # to confirm it's there
PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin
export PATH
sudo topas
Orphy
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Originally posted by: apple08

Dear AIX Admin,
Thank you. It works, but whenever i log off, it prompt me with the same error:
$ sudo topas
ksh: sudo: not found.
can i export the path permanently, so that i don't have to export each and every time. hope to hear from you. many thanks in advance
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Originally posted by: orphy

Put it in your .profile.
Orphy
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Originally posted by: apple08

The respond from ibm wiki is very splendid. thanks to the all the experts here

if we want to give rights so that the sudo can perform sudo smit, how can we give this?
what command to put inside visudo?
hope to hear from you
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Originally posted by: orphy

You seem to have something very specific in mind here and the time you have spent on this is not brief at all. For what you wanted to do, have you looked into the AIX Roles feature to see if they fit your need? If so, this is a basic AIX feature and it could save you a lot of time. Search the Infocenter for more info.
Orphy
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Originally posted by: apple08

Dear Mr Orphy,
Where can I find AIX Roles feature. it sound very interesting.hope to hear from you.

thanks a lot
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Originally posted by: orphy

1. http://www.google.com/
2. type "AIX infocenter"
3. select the first one which get you to

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/pseries/v5r3/index.jsp

Search with "roles" and you want to read about AIX administrative roles.
Orphy
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Originally posted by: kishoraix

hi orphy

i need to give that sudo path as global for all users.
kindly suggest me on which file and what we need to make changes..

Regard's
kishor babu
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Originally posted by: kishoraix

> kishoraix wrote:
> hi orphy
>
> i need to give that sudo path as global for all users.
> kindly suggest me on which file and what we need to make changes..
>
> Regard's
> kishor babu

hi orphy

i need to give that sudo path as global for all users.
kindly suggest me on which file and what we need to make changes..

Regard's
kishor babu
hi orphy

when i am trying to connect root throw username the following error has come

kishor@testserver:/#sudo su -
ksh: sudo: not found.
when i have given following commends
ouput will be...as follows

root@testserver:/#whereis sudo
sudo:
root@testserver:/#which sudo
/usr/local/bin/sudo
This is my problem can u suggest me...
what i need to do..
it's urgent in my environment...
Could u plz help me..
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Originally posted by: kishoraix

can u suggest where we need to enter following path
cd /etc/profile
or
cd /etc/environment

"PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin
export PATH
sudo topas"

i have entered cd/etc/profile
but it's throw following error

kishor@testserver:/home/kishor#sudo su-
ksh: sudo: not found.
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Originally posted by: kishoraix

root@testserver:/#sudo -V
Sudo version 1.8.1p2
Configure args: --enable-zlib=builtin --prefix=/usr/local --with-insults=disabled --with-logging=syslog --with-logfac=auth --with-editor=/usr/bin/vim:/usr/bin/vi:/bin/vi --with-env-editor
sudo: /etc/sudoers is mode 0644, should be 0440
sudo: no valid sudoers sources found, quitting
sudo: unable to initialize policy plugin

what i need to do could plz suggest me.,,,
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Originally posted by: tony.evans

I suggest you read the output from the command and fix the first things it tells you is wrong.
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Originally posted by: kishoraix

i have install sudo correctly but i don't know how to configure in aix 5.3
here i am sending my sudoers file.. can u suggest me.what entry is i need to write in sudoers..file...
Once find out the attachment..
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Originally posted by: kishoraix

hi Gurus

i need to global path in aix..
could u plz tell me

Regard's
kishor
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