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Fix complete sudo lockout on Kubuntu 25.10 #21

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion delayed-admin.sudoers
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%delayed-admin ALL = /usr/local/bin/delayed
%delayed-admin ALL = NOPASSWD: /usr/local/bin/delayed
33 changes: 30 additions & 3 deletions lib/linux.sh
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Expand Up @@ -8,16 +8,43 @@ function distro_id() {
echo $ID
}
function admin_group() {
case $(distro_id) in
ubuntu|debian)
local id
id=$(distro_id)
case $id in
ubuntu|kubuntu|debian|linuxmint|pop|neon|elementary|zorin)
echo "sudo"
;;
centos|fedora|rhel|arch|manjaro|endeavouros)
centos|fedora|rhel|arch|manjaro|endeavouros|opensuse*|sles)
echo "wheel"
;;
*)
# Fallback: use ID_LIKE from /etc/os-release
local id_like
id_like=$(grep '^ID_LIKE=' /etc/os-release 2>/dev/null | cut -d= -f2- | tr -d '"')
case "$id_like" in
*ubuntu*|*debian*)
echo "sudo"
;;
*rhel*|*fedora*|*centos*|*suse*)
echo "wheel"
;;
*)
# Last resort: check which admin group actually exists on this system.
# If neither exists, admin_group() returns empty and the check below will abort.
if getent group sudo > /dev/null 2>&1; then
echo "sudo"
elif getent group wheel > /dev/null 2>&1; then
echo "wheel"
fi
;;
esac
;;
esac
}
readonly ADMIN_GROUP=$(admin_group)
if [ -z "$ADMIN_GROUP" ]; then
die "Could not determine the admin group for this OS (ID=$(distro_id)). Please file a bug report."
fi
#TODO Implement these
function check_atd_is_running { true; }
function start_atd { true; }