[Bug 1339518] [NEW] sudo config file specifies group "admin" that doesn't exist in system

[Jonas Björk]

Public bug reported:


In the configuration file for sudo ( /etc/sudoers ) you find this section:

# Members of the admin group may gain root privileges
%admin ALL=(ALL) ALL

# Allow members of group sudo to execute any command
%sudo   ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

The sudo group is in /etc/group, but not admin group. This is a cosmetic
bug, but if we specify a group that are allowed to use sudo command,
then the group should exist in the system too.

Installed version: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS all upgrades up to 9 july 2014
installed, 64 bit desktop ISO used for installation.

Sudo package installed:
ii  sudo                        1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1   amd64              Provide limited super user privileges to specific users

** Affects: sudo (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  sudo config file specifies group "admin" that doesn't exist in system

Status in “sudo” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  
  In the configuration file for sudo ( /etc/sudoers ) you find this section:

  # Members of the admin group may gain root privileges
  %admin ALL=(ALL) ALL

  # Allow members of group sudo to execute any command
  %sudo   ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

  The sudo group is in /etc/group, but not admin group. This is a
  cosmetic bug, but if we specify a group that are allowed to use sudo
  command, then the group should exist in the system too.

  Installed version: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS all upgrades up to 9 july 2014
  installed, 64 bit desktop ISO used for installation.

  Sudo package installed:
  ii  sudo                        1.8.9p5-1ubuntu1   amd64              Provide limited super user privileges to specific users

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