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CVTSUDOERS(1)		  BSD General Commands Manual		 CVTSUDOERS(1)

NAME
     cvtsudoers -- convert between sudoers file formats

SYNOPSIS
     cvtsudoers [-ehMpV] [-b dn] [-c conf_file] [-d deftypes]
		[-f output_format] [-i input_format] [-I increment]
		[-m filter] [-o output_file] [-O start_point] [-s sections]
		[input_file]

DESCRIPTION
     cvtsudoers can be used to convert between sudoers security policy file
     formats.  The default input format is sudoers.  The default output format
     is LDIF.  It is only possible to convert a sudoers file that is syntacti-
     cally correct.

     If no input_file is specified, or if it is `-', the policy is read from
     the standard input.  By default, the result is written to the standard
     output.

     The options are as follows:

     -b dn, --base=dn
		 The base DN (distinguished name) that will be used when per-
		 forming LDAP queries.	Typically this is of the form
		 ou=SUDOers,dc=-mydomain,dc=com for the domain my-domain.com.
		 If this option is not specified, the value of the
		 SUDOERS_BASE environment variable will be used instead.  Only
		 necessary when converting to LDIF format.

     -c, --config
		 Specify the path to a configuration file.  Defaults to
		 /etc/cvtsudoers.conf.

     -d deftypes, --defaults=deftypes
		 Only convert Defaults entries of the specified types.	One or
		 more Defaults types may be specified, separated by a comma
		 (`,').	 The supported types are:

		 all	   All Defaults entries.

		 global	   Global Defaults entries that are applied regardless
			   of user, runas, host or command.

		 user	   Per-user Defaults entries.

		 runas	   Per-runas user Defaults entries.

		 host	   Per-host Defaults entries.

		 command   Per-command Defaults entries.

		 See the Defaults section in sudoers(5) for more information.

		 If the -d option is not specified, all Defaults entries will
		 be converted.

     -e, --expand-aliases
		 Expand aliases in input_file.	Aliases are preserved by
		 default when the output format is JSON or sudoers.

     -f output_format, --format=output_format
		 Specify the output format (case-insensitive).	The following
		 formats are supported:

		 JSON	   JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) files are usually
			   easier for third-party applications to consume than
			   the traditional sudoers format.  The various values
			   have explicit types which removes much of the ambi-
			   guity of the sudoers format.

		 LDIF	   LDIF (LDAP Data Interchange Format) files can be
			   imported into an LDAP server for use with
			   sudoers.ldap(5).

			   Conversion to LDIF has the following limitations:

			   o  Command, host, runas and user-specific Defaults
			      lines cannot be translated as they don't have an
			      equivalent in the sudoers LDAP schema.

			   o  Command, host, runas and user aliases are not
			      supported by the sudoers LDAP schema so they are
			      expanded during the conversion.

		 sudoers   Traditional sudoers format.	A new sudoers file
			   will be reconstructed from the parsed input file.
			   Comments are not preserved and data from any
			   include files will be output inline.

     -h, --help	 Display a short help message to the standard output and exit.

     -i input_format, --input-format=input_format
		 Specify the input format.  The following formats are sup-
		 ported:

		 LDIF	   LDIF (LDAP Data Interchange Format) files can be
			   exported from an LDAP server to convert security
			   policies used by sudoers.ldap(5).  If a base DN
			   (distinguished name) is specified, only sudoRole
			   objects that match the base DN will be processed.
			   Not all sudoOptions specified in a sudoRole can be
			   translated from LDIF to sudoers format.

		 sudoers   Traditional sudoers format.	This is the default
			   input format.

     -I increment, --increment=increment
		 When generating LDIF output, increment each sudoOrder
		 attribute by the specified number.  Defaults to an increment
		 of 1.

     -m filter, --match=filter
		 Only output rules that match the specified filter.  A filter
		 expression is made up of one or more key = value pairs, sepa-
		 rated by a comma (`,').  The key may be ``user'', ``group''
		 or ``host''.  For example, user = operator or host = www.  An
		 upper-case User_Alias or Host_Alias may be specified as the
		 ``user'' or ``host''.

		 A matching sudoers rule may also include users, groups and
		 hosts that are not part of the filter.	 This can happen when
		 a rule includes multiple users, groups or hosts.  To prune
		 out any non-matching user, group or host from the rules, the
		 -p option may be used.

		 By default, the password and group databases are not con-
		 sulted when matching against the filter so the users and
		 groups do not need to be present on the local system (see the
		 -M option).  Only aliases that are referenced by the filtered
		 policy rules will be displayed.

     -M, --match-local
		 When the -m option is also specified, use password and group
		 database information when matching users and groups in the
		 filter.  Only users and groups in the filter that exist on
		 the local system will match, and a user's groups will auto-
		 matically be added to the filter.  If the -M is not speci-
		 fied, users and groups in the filter do not need to exist on
		 the local system, but all groups used for matching must be
		 explicitly listed in the filter.

     -o output_file, --output=output_file
		 Write the converted output to output_file.  If no output_file
		 is specified, or if it is `-', the converted sudoers policy
		 will be written to the standard output.

     -O start_point, --order-start=start_point
		 When generating LDIF output, use the number specified by
		 start_point in the sudoOrder attribute of the first sudoRole
		 object.  Subsequent sudoRole object use a sudoOrder value
		 generated by adding an increment, see the -I option for
		 details.  Defaults to a starting point of 1.  A starting
		 point of 0 will disable the generation of sudoOrder
		 attributes in the resulting LDIF file.

     -p, --prune-matches
		 When the -m option is also specified, cvtsudoers will prune
		 out non-matching users, groups and hosts from matching
		 entries.

     -s sections, --suppress=sections
		 Suppress the output of specific sections of the security pol-
		 icy.  One or more section names may be specified, separated
		 by a comma (`,').  The supported section name are: defaults,
		 aliases and privileges (which may be shortened to privs).

     -V, --version
		 Print the cvtsudoers and sudoers grammar versions and exit.

     Options in the form ``keyword = value'' may also be specified in a con-
     figuration file, /etc/cvtsudoers.conf by default.	The following keywords
     are recognized:

     defaults = deftypes
	   See the description of the -d command line option.

     expand_aliases = yes | no
	   See the description of the -e command line option.

     input_format = ldif | sudoers
	   See the description of the -i command line option.

     match = filter
	   See the description of the -m command line option.

     order_increment = increment
	   See the description of the -I command line option.

     order_start = start_point
	   See the description of the -O command line option.

     output_format = json | ldif | sudoers
	   See the description of the -f command line option.

     prune_matches = yes | no
	   See the description of the -p command line option.

     sudoers_base = dn
	   See the description of the -b command line option.

     suppress = sections
	   See the description of the -s command line option.

     Options on the command line will override values from the configuration
     file.

FILES
     /etc/cvtsudoers.conf      default configuration for cvtsudoers

EXAMPLES
     Convert /etc/sudoers to LDIF (LDAP Data Interchange Format) where the
     ldap.conf file uses a sudoers_base of my-domain,dc=com, storing the
     result in sudoers.ldif:

	   $ cvtsudoers -b ou=SUDOers,dc=my-domain,dc=com -o sudoers.ldif \
			/etc/sudoers

     Convert /etc/sudoers to JSON format, storing the result in sudoers.json:

	   $ cvtsudoers -f json -o sudoers.json /etc/sudoers

     Parse /etc/sudoers and display only rules that match user ambrose on host
     hastur:

	   $ cvtsudoers -f sudoers -m user=ambrose,host=hastur /etc/sudoers

     Same as above, but expand aliases and prune out any non-matching users
     and hosts from the expanded entries.

	   $ cvtsudoers -ep -f sudoers -m user=ambrose,host=hastur /etc/sudoers

     Convert sudoers.ldif from LDIF to traditional sudoers format:

	   $ cvtsudoers -i ldif -f sudoers -o sudoers.new sudoers.ldif

SEE ALSO
     sudoers(5), sudoers.ldap(5), sudo(8)

AUTHORS
     Many people have worked on sudo over the years; this version consists of
     code written primarily by:

	   Todd C. Miller

     See the CONTRIBUTORS file in the sudo distribution
     (https://www.sudo.ws/contributors.html) for an exhaustive list of people
     who have contributed to sudo.

BUGS
     If you feel you have found a bug in cvtsudoers, please submit a bug
     report at https://bugzilla.sudo.ws/

SUPPORT
     Limited free support is available via the sudo-users mailing list, see
     https://www.sudo.ws/mailman/listinfo/sudo-users to subscribe or search
     the archives.

DISCLAIMER
     cvtsudoers is provided ``AS IS'' and any express or implied warranties,
     including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability
     and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed.  See the LICENSE
     file distributed with sudo or https://www.sudo.ws/license.html for com-
     plete details.

Sudo 1.8.23			April 14, 2018			   Sudo 1.8.23