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-rw-r--r--etc/sudoers13
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/etc/sudoers b/etc/sudoers
index 2569d3a2..d590be97 100644
--- a/etc/sudoers
+++ b/etc/sudoers
@@ -74,9 +74,16 @@ Defaults secure_path="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin"
## this may allow users to subvert the command being run via sudo.
# Defaults env_keep += "XMODIFIERS GTK_IM_MODULE QT_IM_MODULE QT_IM_SWITCHER"
##
-## Uncomment to restore the historic behavior where a command is run in
-## the user's own terminal.
-# Defaults !use_pty
+## Uncomment to disable "use_pty" when running commands as root.
+## Commands run as non-root users will run in a pseudo-terminal,
+## not the user's own terminal, to prevent command injection.
+# Defaults>root !use_pty
+##
+## Uncomment to run commands in the background by default.
+## This can be used to prevent sudo from consuming user input while
+## a non-interactive command runs if "use_pty" or I/O logging are
+## enabled. Some commands may not run properly in the background.
+# Defaults exec_background
##
## Uncomment to send mail if the user does not enter the correct password.
# Defaults mail_badpass