Not able to access etc sudoers d python file

Question

I am trying to add python to sudoers list. I opened the file /etc/sudoers.d/python once and entered some lines. After saving and exiting, I realized these were wrong. I am trying to open the file and make changes but it is not happening. I am getting error:

$ sudo visudo -f /etc/sudoers.d/python

>>> /etc/sudoers.d/python: syntax error near line 1 <<<
sudo: parse error in /etc/sudoers.d/python near line 1
sudo: no valid sudoers sources found, quitting
sudo: unable to initialize policy plugin

Answer 1

I think your system is not allowing you to access the sudoers file. Maybe because it is broken. Not sure about it. But I have a solution for this that worked for me. I used pkexec. Using pkexec to open the editor allowed me to open the editor and then make the changes. Try this:

pkexec visudo -f /etc/sudoers.d/python