<html><head><style type="text/css"></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 6:27 PM, Arnaud G <<a ymailto="mailto:lepelerin2002@yahoo.com" href="mailto:lepelerin2002@yahoo.com">lepelerin2002@yahoo.com</a>> wrote: <div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">> > On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 5:28 PM, Arnaud G <<a ymailto="mailto:lepelerin2002@yahoo.com" href="mailto:lepelerin2002@yahoo.com">lepelerin2002@yahoo.com</a>> 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: >> >> <a target="_blank" href="http://linuxproblem.org/art_9.html">http://linuxproblem.org/art_9.html</a> >> >> 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 <<a ymailto="mailto:chris@fourthandvine.com" href="mailto:chris@fourthandvine.com">chris@fourthandvine.com</a>> > To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" > <<a ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com" href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> > 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@fourthandvine.com> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users@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 > > -- > ubuntu-users mailing list > <a ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com" href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> > > -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com" href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </div> </div> </div> </body></html>