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Update sudoers file to not include dots - #2080

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Files under /etc/sudoers.d/ must not contain dots as these will be ignored as "backup-files".

Type of Change

  • Bug fix
  • New feature
  • Breaking change
  • Documentation update

Motivation and Context

Many have usernames formated as "first.lastname". These users will currently be ignored by sudoers.

See https://superuser.com/questions/1820104/why-does-sudoers-d-ignore-filenames-with-dots-in-them

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  • Tested locally
  • Added/updated tests
  • Added/updated docs

Files under /etc/sudoers.d/ must not contain dots as these will be ignored as "backup-files"
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