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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
.nr BA @BAMAN@
.nr LC @LCMAN@
.nr PS @PSMAN@
-.TH "SUDOERS" "@mansectform@" "January 16, 2023" "Sudo @PACKAGE_VERSION@" "File Formats Manual"
+.TH "SUDOERS" "@mansectform@" "March 28, 2023" "Sudo @PACKAGE_VERSION@" "File Formats Manual"
.nh
.if n .ad l
.SH "NAME"
@@ -1219,21 +1219,45 @@ Certain configuration options may be changed from their default
values at run-time via one or more
\fIDefault_Entry\fR
lines.
-These may affect all users on any host, all users on a specific host, a
-specific user, a specific command, or commands being run as a specific user.
+These may affect all users on any host
+(\(oqDefaults\(cq),
+all users on a specific host
+(\(oqDefaults@host\(cq),
+a specific user
+(\(oqDefaults:user\(cq),
+a specific command
+(\(oqDefaults!cmnd\(cq),
+or commands being run as a specific user
+(\(oqDefaults>runasuser\(cq).
+.PP
+White space is not permitted between
+\(oqDefaults\(cq
+and the
+\(oq@\(cq,
+\(oq\&:\(cq,
+\(oq\&!\(cq,
+or
+\(oq>\(cq
+characters.
+While a comma-separated list may be used in place of a single value after the
+\(oq@\(cq,
+\(oq\&:\(cq,
+\(oq\&!\(cq,
+or
+\(oq>\(cq
+character, using an alias instead of a list is often improve readability.
Per-command entries may not include command line arguments.
If you need to specify arguments, define a
\fICmnd_Alias\fR
-and reference
-that instead.
+and reference that instead.
.nf
.sp
.RS 0n
Default_Type ::= 'Defaults' |
- 'Defaults' '@' Host_List |
- 'Defaults' ':' User_List |
- 'Defaults' '!' Cmnd_List |
- 'Defaults' '>' Runas_List
+ 'Defaults@' Host_List |
+ 'Defaults:' User_List |
+ 'Defaults!' Cmnd_List |
+ 'Defaults>' Runas_List
Default_Entry ::= Default_Type Parameter_List
@@ -1379,7 +1403,7 @@ A fully-specified
consists of two
\fIRunas_List\fRs
(as defined above) separated by a colon
-(\(oq:\&\(cq)
+(\(oq\&:\(cq)
and enclosed in a set of parentheses.
The first
\fIRunas_List\fR