Initial Settings : Sudo Settings2019/07/10

	Configure Sudo to separate users' duty if some people share privileges.
[1]	Install Sudo.

root@dlp:~#

apt -y install sudo

[2]	Transfer root privilege to a user all.

root@dlp:~#

visudo

# add to the end : user [buster] can use all root privilege

# how to write ⇒ destination host=(owner) command

buster    ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

# push [Ctrl + x] key to quit visudo

# verify with user [buster]

buster@dlp:~$

/usr/sbin/reboot

Failed to set wall message, ignoring: The name org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1 was not provided by any .service files
Failed to reboot system via logind: The name org.freedesktop.PolicyKit1 was not provided by any .service files
Failed to open initctl fifo: Permission denied
Failed to talk to init daemon.

# denied

buster@dlp:~$

sudo /usr/sbin/reboot

We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System
Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things:

    #1) Respect the privacy of others.
    #2) Think before you type.
    #3) With great power comes great responsibility.

[sudo] password for buster:   # buster's password
.....
.....
# possible execute

[3]	In addition to the setting [1], set that some commands are not allowed.

root@dlp:~#

visudo

# add aliase for the kind of shutdown commands

# Cmnd alias specification

Cmnd_Alias SHUTDOWN = /usr/sbin/halt, /usr/sbin/shutdown, \
/usr/sbin/poweroff, /usr/sbin/reboot, /usr/sbin/init, /usr/bin/systemctl 

# add ( commands in aliase [SHUTDOWN] are not allowed )
buster    ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL, !SHUTDOWN

# verify with user [buster]

buster@dlp:~$

sudo /usr/sbin/reboot

[sudo] password for buster:
Sorry, user buster is not allowed to execute '/usr/sbin/reboot' as root on dlp.srv.world.

# denied

[4]	Transfer some commands with root privilege to users in a group.

root@dlp:~#

visudo

# add aliase for the kind of user management commands

# Cmnd alias specification

Cmnd_Alias USERMGR = /usr/sbin/adduser, /usr/sbin/useradd, /usr/sbin/newusers, \
/usr/sbin/deluser, /usr/sbin/userdel, /usr/sbin/usermod, /usr/bin/passwd

# add to the end
%usermgr   ALL=(ALL:ALL) USERMGR

root@dlp:~#

groupadd usermgr

root@dlp:~#

usermod -aG usermgr buster

# verify with user [buster]

buster@dlp:~$

sudo /usr/sbin/useradd testuser

buster@dlp:~$
buster@dlp:~$

sudo /usr/bin/passwd testuser

Enter new UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX password:
passwd: password updated successfully

# possible execute

[5]	Transfer some specific commands with root privilege to a user.

root@dlp:~#

visudo

# add to the end : set specific commands to each user

fedora   ALL=(ALL:ALL) /usr/sbin/visudo
cent     ALL=(ALL:ALL) /usr/sbin/adduser, /usr/sbin/useradd, /usr/sbin/newusers, \
                       /usr/sbin/deluser, /usr/sbin/userdel, /usr/sbin/usermod, /usr/bin/passwd
ubuntu   ALL=(ALL:ALL) /usr/bin/vim

# verify with user [fedora]

fedora@dlp:~$

sudo /usr/sbin/visudo

# possible open and edit

## Sudoers allows particular users to run various commands as
## the root user, without needing the root password.
##

# verify with user [cent]

cent@dlp:~$

sudo /usr/sbin/userdel -r testuser

cent@dlp:~$

# possible execute

# verify with user [ubuntu]

ubuntu@dlp:~$

sudo /usr/bin/vim /root/.profile

# possible open and edit

# ~/.profile: executed by Bourne-compatible login shells.

[6]	The logs for sudo are kept in [/var/log/auth.log], but there are many kind of logs in it. If you'd like to keep only sudo's log in another file, Configure like follows.

root@dlp:~#

visudo

# add to the end

Defaults syslog=local1

root@dlp:~#

vi /etc/rsyslog.conf

# line 61: add

local1.*                        /var/log/sudo.log
auth,authpriv.*;local1.none     /var/log/auth.log

root@dlp:~#

systemctl restart rsyslog

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