William A. Mahaffey III
2005-Nov-15 13:05 UTC
[CentOS] [Fwd: [suse-amd64] OFF-TOPIC - *very* bad]
I saw this on the SuSE AMD64 list & decided to pass it along, since it seems like a sneaky problem. Later posts confirm it is *NOT* AMD64-specific, nor SuSE 9.3 specific .... -- William A. Mahaffey III --------------------------------------------------------------------- Remember, ignorance is bliss, but willful ignorance is LIBERALISM !!!! -------------- next part -------------- An embedded message was scrubbed... From: "Jurzitza, Dieter" <DJurzitza at harmanbecker.com> Subject: [suse-amd64] OFF-TOPIC - *very* bad Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 11:15:50 +0100 Size: 3758 URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20051115/7b446a69/attachment.mht>
William A. Mahaffey III wrote:>> I saw this on the SuSE AMD64 list & decided to pass it along, since it > seems like a sneaky problem. Later posts confirm it is *NOT* > AMD64-specific, nor SuSE 9.3 specific ....And no one bothered to read the sudo man page? "Once a user has been authenticated, a timestamp is updated and the user may then use sudo without a password for a short period of time (5 minutes unless overridden in sudoers)." -- William Hooper
On Tue, 2005-11-15 at 07:05 -0600, William A. Mahaffey III wrote:> I saw this on the SuSE AMD64 list & decided to pass it along, since it > seems like a sneaky problem. Later posts confirm it is *NOT* > AMD64-specific, nor SuSE 9.3 specific ....---- I'd say that rather than processor related, it is simply someone that doesn't read man pages... Once a user has been authenticated, a timestamp is updated and the user may then use sudo without a password for a short period of time (5 minutes unless overridden in sudoers). Isn't this how hoaxes get started? Craig -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
Brian T. Brunner
2005-Nov-15 13:29 UTC
[CentOS] [Fwd: [suse-amd64] OFF-TOPIC - *very* bad]
Not a problem. I see it frequently. What's happening is that sudo doesn't ask for a password within "a few" of having gotten a good password. I have noticed that if I wait any significant period of time, I do get the challenge again. This is on CentOS 4, i686. Brian Brunner brian.t.brunner at gai-tronics.com (610)796-5838>>> wam at HiWAAY.net 11/15/05 08:05AM >>>I saw this on the SuSE AMD64 list & decided to pass it along, since it seems like a sneaky problem. Later posts confirm it is *NOT* AMD64-specific, nor SuSE 9.3 specific .... -- William A. Mahaffey III --------------------------------------------------------------------- Remember, ignorance is bliss, but willful ignorance is LIBERALISM !!!! ******************************************************************* This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. www.hubbell.com - Hubbell Incorporated