Install and configure sudo in AIX

Sudo command allows normal user to run command as root users.

Steps to install sudo is as shown below

1. Download the sudo package. It will be in tar.gz format.

# gunzip sudo

# tar xvf sudo

2. Compile the source code and install sudo

# ./configure

# make

# make install

3. Next step is to configure sudo

To use sudo login as an root user

# su – root

4. Edit the suod file

# visudo

This will edit the sudo file

for example

Suppose you want to give user mike , ability to run scripts type the following

# visudo

mike ALL=/hangup,/dialup

save it

Also you can add personal user to run all command as root, suppose the user is bryan

# visudo

Bryan ALL=(root) ALL

save and quit

5. Now use the sudo command

6 . If you are login using mike

# sudo /dialup

The command will prompt for password , after giving password it will work

7. Suppose you login as wayne and type the command it will prompt error

# sudo /dialup

Sorry user wayne is not allowed