sudoers file crashed!

JochemHTML · Apr 13, 2015

My sudoers file has been crashed with this error i tried everything! PLS help ME!

cradom · Apr 13, 2015

Files don't crash. What exactly were you doing?
Also: Please read this, come back here and try again...
http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/news-community-announcements/313284-writing-quality-post.html

pm-r · Apr 13, 2015

Sounds like a good question to post and ask in one of the Ubuntu Linux forums rather than a Mac one. ;D

Or just use a Google search!! Gheese!! :Sleeping:

vansmith · Apr 13, 2015

pm-r said:
Sounds like a good question to post and ask in one of the Ubuntu Linux forums rather than a Mac one. ;D

The existence of my /etc/sudoers and the sudo binary on my Mac would disagree with you.

pm-r · Apr 13, 2015

vansmith said:
The existence of my /etc/sudoers and the sudo binary on my Mac would disagree with you.

Fair enough, and with all the pertinent details the OP supplied, maybe this could do as a replacement for however their sudoers file got messed up if just using a Mac. Not exactly a normal place to be mucking about in.

Get it here: sudoers

JochemHTML · Apr 14, 2015

cradom said:
Files don't crash. What exactly were you doing?
Also: Please read this, come back here and try again...
http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/news-community-announcements/313284-writing-quality-post.html

I wanted to add my self to the sudoers file but now everytime i do sudo it gives the error i'v tried to reset it but is wont work enymore

JochemHTML · Apr 14, 2015

pm-r said:
Fair enough, and with all the pertinent details the OP supplied, maybe this could do as a replacement for however their sudoers file got messed up if just using a Mac. Not exactly a normal place to be mucking about in.
Get it here: sudoers

won't work :'(

cradom · Apr 14, 2015

You still haven't answered the question. What were you doing? What editor were you using? What computer/operating system...etc.
We cant help you if you don't help us with information.

pm-r · Apr 14, 2015

JochemHTML said:
won't work

You aren't exactly long on providing explanations or any details are you??

But I guess you've been several places like these:
How to Add a User to the Sudoers File in Mac OS X | OSXDaily
https://www.google.ca/search?client...&oe=UTF-8&gfe_rd=cr&ei=FjYtVZOaGobt8wfS-4D4BA etc., etc….

JochemHTML · Apr 18, 2015

pm-r
i tried it again and it workt thanks for your help guys!

pm-r · Apr 18, 2015

JochemHTML said:
pm-r
i tried it again and it workt thanks for your help guys!

Great! I wondered why it didn't previously. snip...

Now make sure you have a current working backup, and I find using CCC is better, especially if one is mucking about and needs to replace some file.

pm-r · Apr 19, 2015

Thanks bobtomay for the edit. It's certainly not normally my style to include such a suggestion but it seems to be a common thing that several seem to be adding. I trust I'm not being singled out and didn't want to be left out.