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package name:
sudo

configuration file:
/etc/sudoers (must be edited with /usr/sbin/visudo as root)

usage:
sudo <command>
sudo -l, list  allowed commands for current user

sample config:
# sudoers file.
#
# This file MUST be edited with the 'visudo' command as root.
#
# See the sudoers man page for the details on how to write a sudoers file.
#

# Host alias specification

# User alias specification

# Cmnd alias specification
Cmnd_Alias RPM = /bin/rpm
Cmnd_Alias INIT = /sbin/init

# Defaults specification

# User privilege specification
root ALL = (ALL) ALL
resinblade ALL = NOPASSWD: RPM, INIT

# Uncomment to allow people in group wheel to run all commands
# %wheel        ALL=(ALL)       ALL

# Same thing without a password
# %wheel        ALL=(ALL)       NOPASSWD: ALL

# Samples
# %users  ALL=/sbin/mount /cdrom,/sbin/umount /cdrom
# %users  localhost=/sbin/shutdown -h now

logging:
incident
We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System
Administrator. It usually boils down to these two things:

        #1) Respect the privacy of others.
        #2) Think before you type.

Password:
Sorry, try again.
Password:
testuser is not in the sudoers file.  This incident will be reported.

log
reported in /var/log/sudo.log
Feb 13 17:50:34 : testuser : HOST=abba : user NOT in sudoers ; TTY=pts/0 ;
PWD=/home/resinblade/rpms ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/rpm -i xbill-2.1-2mdk.i586.rpm