Sudoers file broken, can't use sudo | Linux Mint Community🍵 | Page 1

bold lily Oct 26, 2025, 9:02 PM

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sudo: PAM authentication error: Module is unknown
sudo: a password is required

this appears everytime i try to use sudo. please help. i have no clue how to fix it

severe veldt Oct 26, 2025, 9:09 PM

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Did you mess with /etc/pam.d/sudo

bold lily Oct 26, 2025, 9:12 PM

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yep ;-;

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may or may not have fucked around and find out

severe veldt Oct 26, 2025, 9:15 PM

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Can you post results for cat /etc/pam.d/sudo

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