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Title: Visudo
Post by: bam on November 11, 2005, 03:30:49 am

do I have to use this to edit sudoers file or can I use something else. If I have to use it, then why, whats the reason behind this?

Title: Visudo
Post by: kbranch on November 11, 2005, 04:13:40 am

I think that's the preferred way to do it, but I always use a plain text editor.  Make sure you know what you're doing, of course.

Title: Visudo
Post by: speculatrix on November 16, 2005, 05:21:29 pm

visudo will verify that the sudoers file is syntactically correct when you have finished.
editing it manually is possible BUT you can end up leaving it half broken.

moral: make a backup before you start!