0

When I tried to run sudo command the following error shows up:

sudo: /etc/sudoers is world writable

sudo: no valid sudoers sources found, quitting

sudo: unable to initialize policy plugin

I also tried 'pkexec chmod 555 /etc/sudoers' but it showed the following error: Error getting authority: Error initializing authority: Could not connect: No such file or directory

Is there a way to get back to normalcy without reinstallation?

I tried explorer.exe . in wsl and it shows all the ubuntu files in windows so can i change file permissions from Windows? Please Help...

Improve this question
1
  • FWIW: Manipulating the permission bits of important files, as is /etc/sudoers, has a tendency to cause trouble. Restore with chmod 440 /etc/sudoers for this particular file under Ubuntu (WSL is a modified Ubuntu).
    – Hannu
    Commented Jun 13, 2022 at 19:37

2 Answers 2

Reset to default
2

Open window cmd run as admin. Then wsl -u root, Here you can reset all permissions

chmod 555 /etc/sudoers
chmod 555 /etc/sudoers.d/README

Now you can open linux terminal in wsl sudo will work.

Improve this answer
1

Based on my recent question, you can use wsl -u root from the Windows command prompt to enter into root mode (bypassing sudo). Then you can run the normal chmod command on /etc/sudoers to reset your permissions. In my case, I had deleted my sudoers file, but the same wsl command allowed me to create a new file and get back into my wsl with sudo working again.

Improve this answer

You must log in to answer this question.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged .