ssh and sudo

[Arnaud G]

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 6:27 PM, Arnaud G <lepelerin2002 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 5:28 PM, Arnaud G <lepelerin2002 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Here is what I would like to do in my environment
>>
>> env: all machines running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.
>> all machines running openssh-server and openssh-client
>>
>> User "A" on machine "a" and user "B" on machine "b", user "C" on machine
>> "c"
>> and so forth ...
>>
>> First I want to be able to ssh to "b" from "a" without the remote ("B")
>> user
>> password. So login as "B" on "b" from "a" with "A".
>> I was successful setting that up following these instructions:
>>
>> http://linuxproblem.org/art_9.html
>>
>> Now what I want to do is to use sudo on "b" as "B" with "A" 's password or
>> no password. I would prefer to use my ssh key for that.
>>
>> Setting up the sudoers file with the NOPASSWD option is not an option. I
>> want user "B" to keep her sudo password.
>>
>> I have been trying many things I could find on the web, but to no
>> availability.
>> Every time I try to sudo on "b", it asks for "B" 's password.
>>
>> Any chance that it can be done. If yes could you point me in the right
>> direction.
>>
>> But first is it the best way to do it.
>> Thank you in advance for sharing your knowledge.
>>
>> A
>>
>>
> From: Chris MacDonald <chris at fourthandvine.com>
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions"
> <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Sent: Tue, November 16, 2010 9:40:25 PM
> Subject: Re: ssh and sudo
>
>>Someone here might be able to describe a setup wherein this would work
>>solely with ssh and sudo being used, but have you considered nis?
>>Centralizing authentication would make parts of what you're wanting to
>>do a lot easier.
>>
>>Chris
>>
>
>
> Tx Chris, but what do you mean exactly by centralized authentication? The
> situation here is that I maintaining my converted friends machines (6 at the
> moment but soon a couple more). I made them switch from Vista to Ubuntu. the
> deal we agreed upon is "OK we go with Ubuntu but you maintain the machine".
> Having machine being located remotely how can I have centralized
> authentication. I am ready to try a better solution than mine. I am open to
> any suggestion that would make my life easier.
>
> A
>

From: Chris MacDonald <chris at fourthandvine.com>
To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" 
<ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
Sent: Tue, November 16, 2010 11:13:06 PM
Subject: Re: ssh and sudo

>Ok then it sounds like nis might not be the best solution for you. If
>it was all on a LAN and everyone (or most people) needed access to
>most of the machines nis night make sense, but if it's just you, it's
>probably more work than it's worth. If you're just maintaining the
>machines, what's wrong with creating an account for yourself on all of
>the machines and giving yourself sudo privileges? What would you
>envision yourself doing on the remote machines that wouldn't work with
>that setup?
>
>Chris
>

I can easily create an account for myself, but here is my question. If I 
want/have to configure something that is related to their own account (ex 
install a program, configure their own settings, by using my own account would 
the settings/modifications be applied to their own account?
If so you just solved my problem.

Tx  



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