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I have an error when using chdev with sudo as follows;

sudo chdev -l rmt0 -a block_size=512
chdev: 0514-518 Cannot access the CuDv object class in the device
configuration database.

I've added chdev in sudoers but still get the error, I guess it's something to do with CuDv (/etc/objrepos), does sudoers require a path for this?

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forgot to mention this is
AIX 6100-04-02-1007
Sudo version 1.6.9p15

Have only 5.3 and no 6.1 boxes available but usually that should be no problem (I guess):

Code:

root@somehost:/etc> grep tester sudoers
tester          somehost = NOPASSWD:/usr/sbin/chdev
root@somehost:/etc> su - tester
tester@somehost:/home/tester> sudo chdev -l rmt0 -a block_size=512
rmt0 changed

Maybe something with RBAC on 6.1 or a syntax error in your sudoers is the issue? If you are ok with it, I move it to the AIX sub forum.

Thanks managed to find the issue, AIX 6 requires 'Defaults !env_reset' adding to sudoers.

Good to see you found a solution for this one that works for you.

However, disabling env_reset is a bit of an overkill. Passing the ODMDIR environment variable to the sudo session, using the following in the sudoers file, should be all that's needed here:

Code:

Defaults env_keep += "ODMDIR"