Install and configure sudo, an open source product, on
remote AIX® operating systems to allow a non-root user
to use sudo and run the slibclean command without
providing a password. The non-root user can then apply maintenance
to the remote AIX operating systems.
About this task
As the root user, install and configure sudo, which is
an open source product, on the target AIX operating
systems before a non-root user can use the centralized installation
manager to install or uninstall maintenance on AIX operating
systems. Complete the installation and configuration operations locally
as the root user of the AIX operating systems without using
centralized installation manager. You are required to complete this
task only once.
Procedure
- Download sudo from the IBM AIX Toolbox
Download Web site. See the IBM AIX Toolbox Download Web site for
more information.
- Issue the following command to install sudo:
rpm
-i sudo-1.6.7p5-3.aix5.1.ppc.rpm
- Authorize a non-root user ID, which you specify, to run
the slibclean command as a root user without providing
a password. Issue the visudo command
to add the following entry to the /etc/sudoers configuration file:
user_id ALL = NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/slibclean
- Log in with the specified user ID, and issue the sudo
-l command.
If successful, a message
that is similar to the following example is displayed:
User user_id may
run the following commands on this host:
(root)
NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/slibclean
If you do not have sudo
installed, or sudo is installed but not configured correctly for the
specified user ID, error messages are displayed.
What to do next
Download the latest version of the Update Installer
for WebSphere Software and the binary files
for the fix packs to your centralized installation manager repository.