Sudoscript is a pair of Perl scripts (sudoscriptd/sudoshell) that provide an audited shell using sudo.
| Tags | Shells Logging Security Systems Administration |
|---|---|
| Licenses | Perl GPL Artistic |
| Operating Systems | POSIX Linux BSD OpenBSD FreeBSD Solaris |
| Implementation | Perl |
Recent releases


Changes: A potential security hole that could affect sites that enable non-root access with sudoscript was fixed. A new feature added "ss -" usage, which is like "su -" and gives the user the shell and environment of the target user.


Changes: A major security bug has been fixed. The "-" switch to ss acts like "su -". There are two other bugfixes.


Changes: NetBSD platform support has been added. Ports and packages for [Free|Open|Net]BSD are now part of the distribution. The "sudoscripters" group has been renamed "ssers" to accommodate platforms with 8 character group names.


Changes: This release supports non-root shells. For example, the Oracle user may now be audited. HP-UX support has been added.


Changes: This beta release of sudoscript now allows shells as users other than root. For example, the Oracle account can now be scripted with sudoscript. Also, HP-UX support has been added.