[techtalk] nmap and sudo

[Subba Rao]

I am trying to use nmap as a regular user. So I have added the following entry
into the sudoers file:

subba9   myhost = PASSWD: /sbin/ifconfig, /usr/local/bin/nmap

Nmap complains that I need to be logged on as root user. So I modified sudoers
with the following entry to run nmap with root user privileges:

subba9   myhost = PASSWD: /sbin/ifconfig, (root) /usr/local/bin/nmap

Nmap still continues to give the following error messages:

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(0)subba9 at myhost:~ => nmap -sS -O localhost

Starting nmap V. 2.53 by fyodor at insecure.org ( www.insecure.org/nmap/ )
You requested a scan type which requires r00t privileges, and you do not have the .

QUITTING!
(1)subba9 at myhost:~ => 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

How can allow a regular user to run nmap via the sudo?

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