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How to force Sudo to prompt for a password?
-k When used by itself, the -k (kill) option to sudo invalidates the user’s time stamp by setting the time on it to the Epoch. The next time sudo is run a password will be required. This option does not require a password and was added to allow a user to revoke sudo permissions from a .logout file.
How can I run LS with sudo privileges?
Write the prompt to the standard error and read the password from the standard input instead of using the terminal device. The password must be followed by a newline character. So, to run ls with sudo privileges, you would do
How long does it take for sudo to ask for passwd?
Number of minutes that can elapse before sudo will ask for a passwd again. The timeout may include a fractional component if minute granularity is insufficient, for example 2.5.
How does Sudo know when a TTY file is stale?
On Linux systems where the devpts filesystem is used, Solaris systems with the devices filesystem, as well as other systems that utilize a devfs filesystem that monotonically increase the inode number of devices as they are created (such as Mac OS X), sudo is able to determine when a tty-based time stamp file is stale and will ignore it.
Do you need a password to run Sudo visudo?
This is an entirely different system, with rules defined in /etc/sudoers (which you should edit using sudo visudo) that control which users are allowed to use sudo, what commands they should be able to run, whether they need to re-enter their password or not when using the command, and a variety of other configuration options.
How long does it take to get sudo password in Linux?
This command below will prompt you for your sudo password once and never again until you log out and in again. The default inactivity timeout is usually 5 minutes before Linux will prompt for your sudo password again. You can extend this timeout by editing the sudoers file.
What to do if Sudo is not working?
You can amend #sudo -g Administrators to those that need full access – not in the sudo file, but .login profile. Any standard script now can have access to the remote as “root” and you can protect the files that must be protected.
Why does Sudo keep asking for password on Mavericks?
The following sudoers configuration used to work well in MacOS 10.8.5, several days ago I upgraded to Mavericks, NOPASSWD flag does not seem to work anymore: Mavericks’ sudo still asks for entering password. Is there any resolution/workaround?
What can I do to stop windows asking for my Password?
Fingerprint recognition is another option, if your laptop has a suitable reader. So, the simplest approach is to set up a pin or a picture password, as used in Windows 8/8.1. To do this, go to the Settings app, select Accounts, and then Sign-in options.