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OAS4OS 11g After Migrating SUDO Entries To OID, sudo -l Fails With: Sorry, try again / sudo: 3 incorrect password attempts (Doc ID 1508304.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 14, 2019

Applies to:

Oracle Authentication Services for Operating Systems - Version 11.1.1.5.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Oracle Authentication Services for Operating Systems 11g (OAS4OS) 11g 11.1.1.5

Following:

Oracle Fusion Middleware Administrator's Guide for Oracle Authentication Services for Operating Systems 11g Release 1 (11.1.1.5) Part Number E16454-02
Chapter 4.4 Migrating SUDO
Section 4.4.1 Migrating SUDO Entries to Oracle Internet Directory on the Server

Sudo command on Linux x86-64 Oracle Linux 6 (OEL6) fails with:

$ sudo -l
Sorry, try again.
Sorry, try again.
Sorry, try again.
sudo: 3 incorrect password attempts

 

In comparison, another working server of same platform/OS and same configuration works as expected, as follows:

$ sudo -l
[sudo] <PASSWORD> for <USER>:
Matching Defaults entries for <USER> on this host:
  !visiblepw, always_set_home, env_reset, ignore_local_sudoers, requiretty

User <USER> may run the following commands on this host:
  (ALL) ALL
$

 

Changes

 

Cause

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