Answer by Paul Parker for How do I make sudo ask for the root password?
A common configuration that requires the password of the target (not what we want): Defaults targetpw ALL ALL=(ALL) ALL The second line would read out loud like: "ALL users on ALL hosts can impersonate...
View ArticleAnswer by SRDC for How do I make sudo ask for the root password?
I know this question is old, but it is the most concise question I've found for this use case (which is a minor percentage, true, but nonetheless legitimate and helpful in the right scenario). After...
View ArticleAnswer by Florian Diesch for How do I make sudo ask for the root password?
Ok, here it is again so you can set the checkmark. In /etc/sudoers, add this line: Defaults rootpw to turn on the rootpw flag, making sudo ask for the root password.
View ArticleAnswer by user33460 for How do I make sudo ask for the root password?
Using sudo su will let you run as many commands as you want in succession.
View ArticleAnswer by Nitrodist for How do I make sudo ask for the root password?
You could just turn off sudo and use su -c.
View ArticleAnswer by Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams for How do I make sudo ask for the root...
You need to turn the rootpw flag on.
View ArticleHow do I make sudo ask for the root password?
When I run sudo as a normal unprivileged user, it asks for my password, not the root password. That's often convenient, but it reduces the amount of information someone would have to have in order to...
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