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Prefer VISUAL over EDITOR like old vipw did.

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Todd C. Miller 2004-02-04 04:32:18 +00:00
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.\" ======================================================================== .\" ========================================================================
.\" .\"
.IX Title "VISUDO @mansectsu@" .IX Title "VISUDO @mansectsu@"
.TH VISUDO @mansectsu@ "December 30, 2003" "1.6.8" "MAINTENANCE COMMANDS" .TH VISUDO @mansectsu@ "February 3, 2004" "1.6.8" "MAINTENANCE COMMANDS"
.SH "NAME" .SH "NAME"
visudo \- edit the sudoers file visudo \- edit the sudoers file
.SH "SYNOPSIS" .SH "SYNOPSIS"
@ -185,13 +185,13 @@ There is a hard-coded list of editors that \fBvisudo\fR will use set
at compile-time that may be overridden via the \fIeditor\fR \fIsudoers\fR at compile-time that may be overridden via the \fIeditor\fR \fIsudoers\fR
\&\f(CW\*(C`Default\*(C'\fR variable. This list defaults to the path to \fIvi\fR\|(1) on \&\f(CW\*(C`Default\*(C'\fR variable. This list defaults to the path to \fIvi\fR\|(1) on
your system, as determined by the \fIconfigure\fR script. Normally, your system, as determined by the \fIconfigure\fR script. Normally,
\&\fBvisudo\fR does not honor the \f(CW\*(C`EDITOR\*(C'\fR or \f(CW\*(C`VISUAL\*(C'\fR environment \&\fBvisudo\fR does not honor the \f(CW\*(C`VISUAL\*(C'\fR or \f(CW\*(C`EDITOR\*(C'\fR environment
variables unless they contain an editor in the aforementioned editors variables unless they contain an editor in the aforementioned editors
list. However, if \fBvisudo\fR is configured with the \fI\-\-with\-enveditor\fR list. However, if \fBvisudo\fR is configured with the \fI\-\-with\-enveditor\fR
flag or the \fIenveditor\fR \f(CW\*(C`Default\*(C'\fR variable is set in \fIsudoers\fR, flag or the \fIenveditor\fR \f(CW\*(C`Default\*(C'\fR variable is set in \fIsudoers\fR,
\&\fBvisudo\fR will use any the editor defines by \f(CW\*(C`EDITOR\*(C'\fR or \f(CW\*(C`VISUAL\*(C'\fR. \&\fBvisudo\fR will use any the editor defines by \f(CW\*(C`VISUAL\*(C'\fR or \f(CW\*(C`EDITOR\*(C'\fR.
Note that this can be a security hole since it allows the user to Note that this can be a security hole since it allows the user to
execute any program they wish simply by setting \f(CW\*(C`EDITOR\*(C'\fR or \f(CW\*(C`VISUAL\*(C'\fR. execute any program they wish simply by setting \f(CW\*(C`VISUAL\*(C'\fR or \f(CW\*(C`EDITOR\*(C'\fR.
.PP .PP
\&\fBvisudo\fR parses the \fIsudoers\fR file after the edit and will \&\fBvisudo\fR parses the \fIsudoers\fR file after the edit and will
not save the changes if there is a syntax error. Upon finding not save the changes if there is a syntax error. Upon finding
@ -264,8 +264,8 @@ The following environment variables are used only if \fBvisudo\fR
was configured with the \fI\-\-with\-env\-editor\fR option: was configured with the \fI\-\-with\-env\-editor\fR option:
.PP .PP
.Vb 2 .Vb 2
\& EDITOR Invoked by visudo as the editor to use \& VISUAL Invoked by visudo as the editor to use
\& VISUAL Used by visudo if EDITOR is not set \& EDITOR Used by visudo if VISUAL is not set
.Ve .Ve
.SH "FILES" .SH "FILES"
.IX Header "FILES" .IX Header "FILES"