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New page: == sudo ignores current directory in PATH by default == * By default, the current directory in a user's PATH is ignored. ignore_dot If set, sudo will ignore ’.’ or ’’ (cu...

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== sudo ignores current directory in PATH by default ==

* By default, the current directory in a user's PATH is ignored.
ignore_dot If set, sudo will ignore ’.’ or ’’ (current dir) in the
PATH environment variable; the PATH itself is not modified.
This flag is on by default. Currently, while it is possi-
ble to set ignore_dot in sudoers, its value is not used.
This option should be considered read-only (it will be
fixed in a future version of sudo).

Example:
$ '''sudo -l'''
User hutchib may run the following commands on this host:
(ALL) NOPASSWD: /files1/AdventNet/ME/*/bin/*
(ALL) NOPASSWD: /etc/rc.d/init.d/netflowanalyzer
(ALL) NOPASSWD: /sbin/service netflowanalyzer *
$ '''cd /files1/AdventNet/ME/NetFlow/bin'''
$ '''sudo ./linkAsService.sh'''
(Prompts for password)
$ '''sudo linkAsService.sh'''
As a workaround, make sure the appropriate directories are in your PATH and execute the command without the '''./'''
$ '''PATH=$PATH:$(pwd) sudo linkAsService.sh'''
(Works without prompting for password)

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Hutch: New page: == sudo ignores current directory in PATH by default == * By default, the current directory in a user's PATH is ignored. ignore_dot If set, sudo will ignore ’.’ or ’’ (cu...