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5277 regular use major have not tried 2016-05-11 21:12 2016-06-30 15:36
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0005277: Sudo package does not work in Solaris 9 branded zone. Gives sudo: policy plugin failed session initialization error on use
When attempting to execute sudo installed within a Solaris 9 branded zone as root or a standard user on the system, the following message is displayed: sudo: policy plugin failed session initialization
Package: CSWsudo
Version: 1.8.16,REV=2016.03.18
Issue History
2016-05-11 21:12 thudson New Issue
2016-05-11 21:19 thudson Note Added: 0011146
2016-05-11 23:20 thudson Note Added: 0011147
2016-05-11 23:20 thudson Note Edited: 0011147
2016-06-30 15:36 dam Status new => assigned
2016-06-30 15:36 dam Assigned To => dam
2016-06-30 15:36 dam Note Added: 0011169
2016-06-30 15:36 dam Status assigned => closed
2016-06-30 15:36 dam Resolution open => fixed

Notes
(0011146)
thudson   
2016-05-11 21:19   
Xref Sudo bugzilla bug: https://bugzilla.sudo.ws/show_bug.cgi?id=744 [^]
(0011147)
thudson   
2016-05-11 23:20   
Workaround for this package is to add the following to the sudoers file: "Defaults !pam_session" this has allowed me to run sudo on my Solaris 9 branded zone.

(0011169)
dam   
2016-06-30 15:36   
According to https://bugzilla.sudo.ws/show_bug.cgi?id=744 [^] this is fixed in sudo 1.8.17 already pushed to unstable.