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Install sudo Package

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The sudo package can be installed with the following command: 
$ apt-get install sudo

Rationale

sudo is a program designed to allow a system administrator to give limited root privileges to users and log root activity. The basic philosophy is to give as few privileges as possible but still allow system users to get their work done.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_sudo_installed
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

An Ansible Snippet

- name: Ensure sudo is installed
  package:
    name: sudo
    state: present
  when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  tags:

A Puppet Snippet

include install_sudo
class install_sudo {
  package { 'sudo':
    ensure => 'installed',
  }
}

OS Build Blueprint

[[packages]]
name = "sudo"
version = "*"

A Shell Script

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y "sudo"

else
    >&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi