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Unable To Sudo To Oracle/Root User in JCS VM (Doc ID 2645806.1)

Last updated on JUNE 17, 2024

Applies to:

Java Cloud Service - Version 14.1 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

After ssh to JCS VM via "opc" user, sudo to user "oracle" or "root" user fail with the following error

[opc@<JCS hostname> ~]$ sudo su - oracle
>>> /etc/sudoers: syntax error near line 125 <<<
sudo: parse error in /etc/sudoers near line 125
sudo: no valid sudoers sources found, quitting
sudo: unable to initialize policy plugin

Cause

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