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# 1  
Old 12-19-2011
issue with cd command on sudo
Hi admins,

I have installed sudo in aix 5.3 and configured sudoers file.Every command is working fine with sudo except
Code:
 cd

.
If i give
Code:
sudo cd /etc/security

it returns nothing.There is no
Code:
pwd

change and no any error messages.
[code]sudo -l [/sudo] command returns all executables including
Code:
cd

.

Code:
sudo ls /etc/security

works fine

Below is my sudoers file
Code:
Cmnd_Alias      GENERAL = /usr/bin/cd, /usr/sbin/chfs, /usr/bin/sysdumpdev, /usr/sbin/bootinfo, \
                          /usr/bin/mksysb, /usr/sbin/backup, /usr/sbin/restore, /usr/bin/mt, \
                          /usr/bin/find, /usr/bin/ln, /usr/sbin/sar, /usr/bin/su, \
                          /usr/bin/chuser, /usr/bin/awk, /usr/bin/tar, /usr/bin/du, \
                          /usr/bin/sh, /usr/bin/cat, /usr/bin/more, /usr/bin/vi, \
                          /usr/bin/ls, /usr/bin/whereis, /usr/bin/ftp, /usr/bin/sftp, \
                          /usr/bin/scp, /usr/sbin/fsck, /usr/sbin/umount, /usr/sbin/mount, \
                          /usr/bin/lsvg, /usr/bin/lslv, /usr/bin/lspv, /usr/bin/fuser, /usr/bin/dsmadmc

Please let me know your suggestions.


Regards
newaix

---------- Post updated at 03:36 AM ---------- Previous update was at 03:33 AM ----------

I have tried with latest version and old version also .But issue persists.

Regards
newaix
# 2  
Old 12-19-2011
Lats try different question what is your expected result ?

I do not see any reason why to use sudo cd.
Also you need to take in considerations that pwd also needs to have proper privileges to list your current location.
# 3  
Old 12-19-2011
This might be what you are looking for:
Code:
sudo ksh -c "cd /etc/security; pwd ; ls -l"

# 4  
Old 12-19-2011
Hi admins

Thanks for the response.

My goal is to give some of the root priviledges to my id and avoid using root account with daily operations.
I have configured sudo and commands confgiured in sudoers file works fine expect cd.
At any point of time during troubleshooting or daily operations, i may need to go to root folders or other user's folders
where my id does not have any permission.Here i can utilize sudo feature to go to certain folders with command
Code:
sudo cd /test

I dont understand why only
Code:
cd

is not working.

server is AIX 5.3

Regards
newaix

---------- Post updated at 05:45 AM ---------- Previous update was at 05:40 AM ----------

I have configured sudo in more than 10 servers.in all the 10 servers ,this problem persists.So i think some issue with sudo file.Please let me know the proper rpm for aix 5.3
# 5  
Old 12-19-2011
cd is eventually a shell builtin. As already stated, that doesn't make sense to grant a user to run cd with sudo because as soon as sudo returns, the shell stays in the directory it was before sudo was run.
# 6  
Old 12-19-2011
Imagine this: A separate process is created to run sudo. This separate process is happily granted permissions to run cd, and does so before quitting and leaving your original process where it is.
# 7  
Old 12-20-2011
Hi Jlliagre,Corona688,

Thanks for the response.That was informative.

But please let me know , how i can cd into /etc/security folder, since the same is accessible for root account only.

Regards
newaix
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