config/chroot_local-includes/etc/bash.bashrc.d/replace-su-with-sudo.sh

   1 #!/bin/bash
   2
   3 # Replace su by a message to use sudo.
   4 #
   5 # In Tails, the administration password doesn't work with 'su'. New
   6 # users in particular may be puzzled by the authentication failures
   7 # while trying to 'su' using administration password.
   8 #
   9 # This script introduces 'su' function for non-root users. The 'su'
  10 # function executes '/usr/local/bin/replace-su-with-sudo', which asks
  11 # them to use 'sudo' instead of 'su'.
  12 #
  13 # https://redmine.tails.boum.org/code/issues/15583
  14
  15 # Get LIVE_USERNAME
  16 . /etc/live/config.d/username.conf
  17
  18 # Only add the 'su' function for the desktop user.
  19 [ "$USER" == "$LIVE_USERNAME" ] || return
  20
  21 su (){
  22     /usr/local/bin/replace-su-with-sudo
  23 }