Corrupt sudoers files ubuntu 18.04
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I installed ubuntu 18.04 on an AWS instance, and accessed it via a putty session as ubuntu (using the AWS generated key).
I wanted to allow password based login, and I modified the ssh_login and sshd_login to allow password based authentication.
Then I screwed up, and manually edited the /etc/sudoers files
sudo vi sudoers
and saved the file. I made a syntax error in sudoers. I am now stuck.
Yes, I should have used pkexec visudo, but I did not. Any idea how to fix this? This is a remote system, so I cannot reboot in debug mode, or use a USB to reboot.
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I installed ubuntu 18.04 on an AWS instance, and accessed it via a putty session as ubuntu (using the AWS generated key).
I wanted to allow password based login, and I modified the ssh_login and sshd_login to allow password based authentication.
Then I screwed up, and manually edited the /etc/sudoers files
sudo vi sudoers
and saved the file. I made a syntax error in sudoers. I am now stuck.
Yes, I should have used pkexec visudo, but I did not. Any idea how to fix this? This is a remote system, so I cannot reboot in debug mode, or use a USB to reboot.
sudo
asked May 24 at 23:01
EastsideDeveloper
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These instructions might enable you to mount and edit/etc/sudoersin another instance. I'm a bit rushed, so I didn't verify that it can do that.
– Chai T. Rex
May 24 at 23:06
Yes, this will work, but this is the only disk, and I freeze the instance, I will not be able to "re-attach" it, nothing to attach it to
– EastsideDeveloper
May 24 at 23:08
"I should have used pkexec visudo" ... and you still can.
– muru
May 25 at 1:56
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I installed ubuntu 18.04 on an AWS instance, and accessed it via a putty session as ubuntu (using the AWS generated key).
I wanted to allow password based login, and I modified the ssh_login and sshd_login to allow password based authentication.
Then I screwed up, and manually edited the /etc/sudoers files
sudo vi sudoers
and saved the file. I made a syntax error in sudoers. I am now stuck.
Yes, I should have used pkexec visudo, but I did not. Any idea how to fix this? This is a remote system, so I cannot reboot in debug mode, or use a USB to reboot.
sudo
asked May 24 at 23:01
EastsideDeveloper
1279
I installed ubuntu 18.04 on an AWS instance, and accessed it via a putty session as ubuntu (using the AWS generated key).
I wanted to allow password based login, and I modified the ssh_login and sshd_login to allow password based authentication.
Then I screwed up, and manually edited the /etc/sudoers files
sudo vi sudoers
and saved the file. I made a syntax error in sudoers. I am now stuck.
Yes, I should have used pkexec visudo, but I did not. Any idea how to fix this? This is a remote system, so I cannot reboot in debug mode, or use a USB to reboot.
sudo
asked May 24 at 23:01
EastsideDeveloper
1279
asked May 24 at 23:01
EastsideDeveloper
1279
asked May 24 at 23:01
EastsideDeveloper
1279
asked May 24 at 23:01
EastsideDeveloper
1279
1279
These instructions might enable you to mount and edit/etc/sudoersin another instance. I'm a bit rushed, so I didn't verify that it can do that.
– Chai T. Rex
May 24 at 23:06
Yes, this will work, but this is the only disk, and I freeze the instance, I will not be able to "re-attach" it, nothing to attach it to
– EastsideDeveloper
May 24 at 23:08
"I should have used pkexec visudo" ... and you still can.
– muru
May 25 at 1:56
add a comment |Â
These instructions might enable you to mount and edit/etc/sudoersin another instance. I'm a bit rushed, so I didn't verify that it can do that.
– Chai T. Rex
May 24 at 23:06
Yes, this will work, but this is the only disk, and I freeze the instance, I will not be able to "re-attach" it, nothing to attach it to
– EastsideDeveloper
May 24 at 23:08
"I should have used pkexec visudo" ... and you still can.
– muru
May 25 at 1:56
These instructions might enable you to mount and edit
/etc/sudoers in another instance. I'm a bit rushed, so I didn't verify that it can do that.– Chai T. Rex
May 24 at 23:06
These instructions might enable you to mount and edit
/etc/sudoers in another instance. I'm a bit rushed, so I didn't verify that it can do that.– Chai T. Rex
May 24 at 23:06
Yes, this will work, but this is the only disk, and I freeze the instance, I will not be able to "re-attach" it, nothing to attach it to
– EastsideDeveloper
May 24 at 23:08
Yes, this will work, but this is the only disk, and I freeze the instance, I will not be able to "re-attach" it, nothing to attach it to
– EastsideDeveloper
May 24 at 23:08
"I should have used pkexec visudo" ... and you still can.
– muru
May 25 at 1:56
"I should have used pkexec visudo" ... and you still can.
– muru
May 25 at 1:56
add a comment |Â
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These instructions might enable you to mount and edit
/etc/sudoersin another instance. I'm a bit rushed, so I didn't verify that it can do that.– Chai T. Rex
May 24 at 23:06
Yes, this will work, but this is the only disk, and I freeze the instance, I will not be able to "re-attach" it, nothing to attach it to
– EastsideDeveloper
May 24 at 23:08
"I should have used pkexec visudo" ... and you still can.
– muru
May 25 at 1:56