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Diffstat (limited to 'gnu/usr.bin/sudo/visudo/visudo.8')
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diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/sudo/visudo/visudo.8 b/gnu/usr.bin/sudo/visudo/visudo.8 index 29002197512..5c5d6195caa 100644 --- a/gnu/usr.bin/sudo/visudo/visudo.8 +++ b/gnu/usr.bin/sudo/visudo/visudo.8 @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ .rn '' }` -''' $OpenBSD: visudo.8,v 1.4 1998/01/13 05:30:32 millert Exp $ +''' $OpenBSD: visudo.8,v 1.5 1998/03/31 06:41:19 millert Exp $ ''' -''' $RCSfile: visudo.8,v $$Revision: 1.4 $$Date: 1998/01/13 05:30:32 $ +''' $RCSfile: visudo.8,v $$Revision: 1.5 $$Date: 1998/03/31 06:41:19 $ ''' ''' $Log: visudo.8,v $ -''' Revision 1.4 1998/01/13 05:30:32 millert -''' sudo 1.5.4 +''' Revision 1.5 1998/03/31 06:41:19 millert +''' sudo 1.5.5 ''' ''' .de Sh @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ .nr % 0 .rr F .\} -.TH visudo 8 "1.5.4" "13/Nov/96" "MAINTENANCE COMMANDS" +.TH visudo 8 "1.5.5" "16/Feb/98" "MAINTENANCE COMMANDS" .UC .if n .hy 0 .if n .na @@ -225,8 +225,17 @@ occurred (if the editor supports this feature). .Ip "-V" 4 The \f(CW-V\fR (version) option causes \fBvisudo\fR to print the version number and exit. +.SH "ERRORS" +.Ip "sudoers file busy, try again later." 4 +Either someone is currently editing the \fIsudoers\fR file +or there is a stale sudoers lock file (/etc/stmp by default) +that you need to delete. +.Ip "/etc/stmp: Permission denied" 4 +You didn't run \fBvisudo\fR as root. +.Ip "Can't find you in the passwd database" 4 +Your userid does not appear in the passwd file. .SH "FILES" -.PP +.Sp .Vb 2 \& /etc/sudoers file of authorized users. \& /etc/stmp lock file for visudo. @@ -234,7 +243,7 @@ and exit. .SH "ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES" The following are used only if \fBvisudo\fR was compiled with the \fIENV_EDITOR\fR option: -.PP +.Sp .Vb 2 \& EDITOR Used by visudo as the editor to use. \& VISUAL Used by visudo if EDITOR is not set. @@ -242,19 +251,19 @@ The following are used only if \fBvisudo\fR was compiled with the .SH "AUTHOR" Many people have worked on \fIsudo\fR over the years, this version of \fBvisudo\fR was written by: -.PP +.Sp .Vb 1 \& Todd Miller <Todd.Miller@courtesan.com> .Ve See the HISTORY file in the sudo distribution for more details. -.PP +.Sp Please send all bugs, comments, and changes to sudo-bugs@courtesan.com. .SH "DISCLAIMER" This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. -.PP +.Sp You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. @@ -262,7 +271,7 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., Due to the syntax of the \fIsudoers\fR file, there is no way for \fBvisudo\fR to tell the difference between a mistyped {Host,User,Cmnd}_Alias and a user or host name. -.PP +.Sp There is no easy way to prevent a user from gaining a root shell if the editor used by \fBvisudo\fR allows shell escapes. .SH "BUGS" @@ -285,6 +294,14 @@ the individual \fBvisudo\fR program. .IX Item "-V" +.IX Header "ERRORS" + +.IX Item "sudoers file busy, try again later." + +.IX Item "/etc/stmp: Permission denied" + +.IX Item "Can't find you in the passwd database" + .IX Header "FILES" .IX Header "ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES" |