-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Am 09.03.2010 22:22, schrieb Tom H: >>>>> Do you have any sudo call from your /etc or /etc/skel bashrc or profile...? >>>> Yes, I do have in /etc/bashrc: >>>> sudo -l >>> Unless you already understood: >>> su - "make the shell a login shell" >>> so sudo -l in bashrc is executed, which asks for the user's password >> Understood, who is asking - not understood why "sudo -l" is asking for >> the password and why just hitting the enter key works > > sudo -l > lists the commands that you are allowed to run with sudo That is clear to me, but why does this command request the password? -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJLl9LqAAoJENs3frmum9swKfUIAKa5XH0t4saKu1MuNezprOGW sBs4D+7bgvhQyp4YwAW6ZHkOsDKi8OQTQkpi/rTMiiJ2CshewkTFLj8F02I7j/on Dm8Hckkj/+9W7GXvTNvOT3LWaDfXblIFJgXel4VrmWh4gTXEyieIAf2k4mbCIySA F7rM/K0SswYvLJOPtqxS7CdsXVC7TR0NhyLWp2kCZQTaiQPMSsrg5LxDWeI4iQt3 d6+4iZAJg379bTdO2Wt9OO3uXvvFwHKnBgwwArlrJOv+mdeH1gN2l73XN6nhzwpF IFS+vK6bRIMFwmsRr5kgg5Hfj5yDT+o0YDTYcb8XKOFa4dB2kzuXz1WLj5+uxaI= =KoX6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----