Unix-like operating systems have a primitive access control system. The root account can do anything. Other users are peasants with only minimal system access. This worked fine in UNIX’s youth, but today, system administration responsibilities are spread among many people and applications. Each person needs a tiny slice of root’s power.
Sudo lets you divide root’s monolithic power between the people who need it, with accountability and auditability.
Sudo Mastery will teach you to:
design a sudo policy rather than slap rules together
simplify policies with lists and aliases
use non-Unix information sources in policies
configure alternate sudo policies
manage shell environments
verify system integrity and perform intrusion detection
have a common sudo policy across your server farm
manage sudo policies via LDAP
log and debug sudo
log and replay full sudo sessions
use authentication systems other than passwords
While many people use sudo, most use only a small part of it’s features. Chances are, you’re doing it wrong. Master sudo with Sudo Mastery.
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