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Ignore files ending in '~' in sudo.d (emacs backup files)

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Todd C. Miller
2009-04-19 13:01:20 +00:00
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@@ -477,15 +477,16 @@ into as part of package installation. For example, given:
#includedir /etc/sudoers.d
B<sudo> will read each file in F</etc/sudoers.d>, skipping files
that contain a C<.> character to avoid causing problems with package
manager, B<visudo> or editor temporary files. Files are parsed in
sorted lexical order. That is, F</etc/sudoers.d/01_first> will be
parsed before F</etc/sudoers.d/10_second>. Be aware that because
the sorting is lexical, not numeric, F</etc/sudoers.d/1_whoops>
would be loaded B<after> F</etc/sudoers.d/10_second>. Using a
consistent number of leading zeroes in the file names can be used
to avoid such problems.
B<sudo> will read each file in F</etc/sudoers.d>, skipping file
names that end in C<~> or contain a C<.> character to avoid causing
problems with package manager or editor temporary/backup files.
Files are parsed in sorted lexical order. That is,
F</etc/sudoers.d/01_first> will be parsed before
F</etc/sudoers.d/10_second>. Be aware that because the sorting is
lexical, not numeric, F</etc/sudoers.d/1_whoops> would be loaded
B<after> F</etc/sudoers.d/10_second>. Using a consistent number
of leading zeroes in the file names can be used to avoid such
problems.
Note that unlike files included via C<#include>, B<visudo> will not
edit the files in a C<#includedir> directory unless one of them