Sudo Alternatives

Of course, Sudo isn't the only game in town. I won't comment on these other options as I haven't spent much time working with them (and I'd probably be a bit biased). If you would like to add to this list, please send mail to sudo@sudo.ws.

Open Source Sudo Alternatives

• The OpenBSD doas command is similar to sudo and has been ported to other systems.

• access

• vsys

• GNU userv

• sus

• super

• priv

• calife

• ssu

• su1

• op (originally shipped with ConvexOS, this is a free version based on Tom Christiansen's paper)

System-specific Sudo Alternatives

• The Solaris pfexec command can be used to run commands with extra privileges, as determined by the security profile.

• AIX has support for role-based access control (RBAC) that can be used to assign fine-grained privileges to a user.

• HP-UX has a resticted verson of the SAM system administration tool that allows non-root users to perform specific tasks.

Commercial Alternatives

• Privilege Manager for Unix

• Privilege Manager for Sudo which supports a centrally administered sudoers file, I/O logging, and a management console.

• Privileged User Manager which also includes a sudo-compatible interface.

• Power Broker

• CaclMgr

• CA Access Control

• Foxt BoKS

• CyberArk On-Demand Privileges Manager

• Centrify DirectAuthorize includes a dzdo command that functions similarly to sudo. They also include a sudo migration tool.

Sudo-like utilities for Windows

• sudowin

• suDown