Fixing issue where sudo sends alert email after every command

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • After updating to RHEL 6.7 or higher, sudo generates an alert email after every command issued.
  • Email contents are as below:
    problem with defaults entries ; TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/home/test ; USER=root ;

Environment

  • RHEL 6.7 or higher
  • sssd is active

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