Get "sudo: /etc/sudoers is mode 0664, should be 0440 Segmentation Fault", when run "sudo bash" to switch to root access on EMSA appliance.

Get "sudo: /etc/sudoers is mode 0664, should be 0440 Segmentation Fault", when run "sudo bash" to switch to root access on EMSA appliance.

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Article ID: KB0093272

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Products Versions
TIBCO Enterprise Message Service Appliance -
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Description

Description:
Get "sudo: /etc/sudoers is mode 0664, should be 0440 Segmentation Fault",  when run "sudo bash" to switch to root access on EMSA appliance.
Symptoms:
When run "sudo bash" to switch to root access on EMSA appliance, it returns the following error:

tibco@ems7:~$ sudo bash
sudo: /etc/sudoers is mode 0664, should be 0440
Segmentation Fault
Cause:
EMSA appliance has introduced a bug that overwrites the permissions of the sudoers file. This bug will be fixed in the EMSA next release: 2.3.

Issue/Introduction

Get "sudo: /etc/sudoers is mode 0664, should be 0440 Segmentation Fault", when run "sudo bash" to switch to root access on EMSA appliance.

Resolution

You can use: "pfexec bash" instead of "sudo bash" to access root.