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Norman Ramsey
Asked: 2011-10-23 08:40:15 +0800 CST

How can I get sudo to authorize me on multiple pty's with one password?

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I'm running sudo version 1.7.4 on Debian squeeze. In this version, unlike some older versions, every pty has to be authorized separately with a password and timeout. In older versions, one password was good for any pty during the timeout period. I'd like to persuade sudo to revert to that older behavior, so that I can use a bunch of xterm windows without having to retype my password continually. Does anyone know how to do this?

sudo debian-squeeze

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  1. Best Answer

    Have a look at the tty_tickets option

    From the man page

    tty_tickets

    If set, users must authenticate on a per-tty basis. With this flag enabled, sudo will >use a file named for the tty the user is logged in on in the user's time stamp directory. If >disabled, the time stamp of the directory is used instead. This flag is on by default

    To disable this behaviour set 

    Defaults ! tty_tickets

    in your sudoers file.

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