838: Incident - Revision history

Somefan at 22:11, 8 April 2026

2026-04-08T22:11:32Z

Lettherebedarklight: /* Transcript */ add Category:Comics with a Spanish translation

2025-12-15T08:57:27Z

‎Transcript: add Category:Comics with a Spanish translation

FaviFake at 12:55, 2 March 2025

2025-03-02T12:55:10Z

172.69.17.192 at 14:48, 27 February 2025

2025-02-27T14:48:14Z

CalibansCreations: /* Explanation */

2025-01-28T08:45:51Z

‎Explanation

172.70.243.119: /* Explanation */ typo

2023-04-29T18:18:40Z

‎Explanation: typo

172.70.243.120: /* Explanation */ Clarify that the message is not made up

2023-04-29T18:18:03Z

‎Explanation: Clarify that the message is not made up

162.158.34.217: Undo revision 292754 by 172.70.179.4 (talk) Disagree it's a typo needing repairing. Milkmen may do rounds every morning, but every morning each does his round... for example. Santa likewise

2022-08-14T16:08:15Z

Undo revision 292754 by 172.70.179.4 (talk) Disagree it's a typo needing repairing. Milkmen may do rounds every morning, but every morning each does his round... for example. Santa likewise

172.70.179.4: /* Explanation */ tyop repair ❤️❤️

2022-08-14T00:06:36Z

‎Explanation: tyop repair ❤️❤️

Jacky720: rv

2022-05-04T21:08:19Z

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 ==Explanation==
-This comic was posted on {{w|Christmas Eve}}. While {{w|Christmas}} is principally a {{w|Christian}} holiday, there are many traditions around it, among them {{w|Christmas Eve#Gift_giving|a tradition}} that on {{w|Christmas Eve}} {{w|Santa Claus}} will make his round delivering gifts to good children. [[Rob]] (identified by his username, <code>robm</code>) sits behind a UNIX computer and tried to change his user account from his normal access to the access of a super user by using the command "{{w|sudo|sudo su}}". Sudo is a famous phrase in xkcd lore, made famous by comic [[149: Sandwich]]. Before allowing administrator access (as root user), it asks for a password. The field is blank because, in most UNIX systems, the characters of the password are not shown. Even though the password is correct, Rob's account is not in the list of accounts that can use <code>sudo</code> (the <code>sudoers</code> file). The error message says that the incident "will be reported" (usually to the system administrator, so they can see if someone is making repeated attempts at accessing administrator privileges).
+This comic was posted on {{w|Christmas Eve}}. While {{w|Christmas}} is principally a {{w|Christian}} holiday, there are many traditions around it, among them {{w|Christmas Eve#Gift_giving|a tradition}} that on {{w|Christmas Eve}} {{w|Santa Claus}} will make his round delivering gifts to good children. [[Rob]] (identified by his username, <code>robm</code>) sits behind a UNIX computer and tried to change his user account from his normal access to the access of a super user by using the command "<code>sudo su</code>". {{w|Sudo}} is a famous phrase in xkcd lore, made famous by comic [[149: Sandwich]]. Before allowing administrator access (as root user), it asks for a password. The field is blank because, in most UNIX systems, the characters of the password are invisible to protect privacy. Even though the password is correct, Rob's account is not in the list of accounts that can use <code>sudo</code> (the <code>sudoers</code> file). The error message says that the incident "will be reported" (usually to the system administrator, so they can see if someone is making repeated attempts at accessing administrator privileges).
 In the comic, however, sudo and the system report the incidents to {{w|Santa Claus}}, who, in Christmas lore, makes a list of who is naughty and who is nice. If you are nice then you get presents, while if you are naughty, you get a lump of coal. When sudo reports to Santa that Rob's account is not authorized, he puts Rob on the naughty list. The message "… is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported." is a real message that the <code>sudo</code> program used to output in this situation. It was changed in 2022 to "This incident has been reported to the administrator", citing this comic: [https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/6aa320c96a37613663e8de4c275bd6c490466b01][https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/9757d29a24ac1872872cf09757b0439c54089707].

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 ==Explanation==
-This comic was posted on {{w|Christmas Eve}}. While {{w|Christmas}} is principally a {{w|Christian}} holiday, there are many traditions around it, among them {{w|Christmas Eve#Gift_giving|a tradition}} that on {{w|Christmas Eve}} {{w|Santa Claus}} will make his round delivering gifts to good children.
+This comic was posted on {{w|Christmas Eve}}. While {{w|Christmas}} is principally a {{w|Christian}} holiday, there are many traditions around it, among them {{w|Christmas Eve#Gift_giving|a tradition}} that on {{w|Christmas Eve}} {{w|Santa Claus}} will make his round delivering gifts to good children. [[Rob]] (identified by his username, <code>robm</code>) sits behind a UNIX computer and tried to change his user account from his normal access to the access of a super user by using the command "{{w|sudo|sudo su}}". Sudo is a famous phrase in xkcd lore, made famous by comic [[149: Sandwich]]. Before allowing administrator access (as root user), it asks for a password. The field is blank because, in most UNIX systems, the characters of the password are not shown. Even though the password is correct, Rob's account is not in the list of accounts that can use <code>sudo</code> (the <code>sudoers</code> file). The error message says that the incident "will be reported" (usually to the system administrator, so they can see if someone is making repeated attempts at accessing administrator privileges).
-[[Rob]] (identified by his username, <code>robm</code>) sits behind a UNIX computer and tried to change his user account from his normal access to the access of a super user by using the command "{{w|sudo|sudo su}}". Sudo is a famous phrase in xkcd lore, made famous by comic [[149: Sandwich]]. Before allowing administrator access (as root user), it asks for a password. The field is blank because, in most UNIX systems, the characters of the password are not shown. Even though the password is correct, Rob's account is not in the list of accounts that can use <code>sudo</code> (the <code>sudoers</code> file). The error message says that the incident "will be reported" (usually to the system administrator, so they can see if someone is making repeated attempts at accessing administrator privileges).
+In the comic, however, sudo and the system report the incidents to {{w|Santa Claus}}, who, in Christmas lore, makes a list of who is naughty and who is nice. If you are nice then you get presents, while if you are naughty, you get a lump of coal. When sudo reports to Santa that Rob's account is not authorized, he puts Rob on the naughty list. The message "… is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported." is a real message that the <code>sudo</code> program used to output in this situation. It was changed in 2022 to "This incident has been reported to the administrator", citing this comic: [https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/6aa320c96a37613663e8de4c275bd6c490466b01][https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo/commit/9757d29a24ac1872872cf09757b0439c54089707].
 In the title text, which is a parody of the famous Christmas song, "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town", <code>/var/spool/mail/root</code> is the root (superuser) mailbox on a Linux system, where the incident described in the comic would commonly be reported to.

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 ==Explanation==
-This comic was posted on {{w|Christmas Eve}}. While {{w|Christmas}} is principally a {{w|Christian}} holiday, celebrating the birth of {{w|Jesus}} on December 25, there are many traditions around it, among them {{w|Christmas Eve#Gift_giving|a tradition}} that on {{w|Christmas Eve}} {{w|Santa Claus}} will make his round delivering gifts to good children.
+This comic was posted on {{w|Christmas Eve}}. While {{w|Christmas}} is principally a {{w|Christian}} holiday, there are many traditions around it, among them {{w|Christmas Eve#Gift_giving|a tradition}} that on {{w|Christmas Eve}} {{w|Santa Claus}} will make his round delivering gifts to good children.
 [[Rob]] (identified by his username, <code>robm</code>) sits behind a UNIX computer and tried to change his user account from his normal access to the access of a super user by using the command "{{w|sudo|sudo su}}". Sudo is a famous phrase in xkcd lore, made famous by comic [[149: Sandwich]]. Before allowing administrator access (as root user), it asks for a password. The field is blank because, in most UNIX systems, the characters of the password are not shown. Even though the password is correct, Rob's account is not in the list of accounts that can use <code>sudo</code> (the <code>sudoers</code> file). The error message says that the incident "will be reported" (usually to the system administrator, so they can see if someone is making repeated attempts at accessing administrator privileges).

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 This comic was posted on {{w|Christmas Eve}}. While {{w|Christmas}} is principally a {{w|Christian}} holiday, celebrating the birth of {{w|Jesus}} on December 25, there are many traditions around it, among them {{w|Christmas Eve#Gift_giving|a tradition}} that on {{w|Christmas Eve}} {{w|Santa Claus}} will make his round delivering gifts to good children.
-[[Rob]] sits behind a UNIX computer and tried to change his user account from his normal access to the access of a super user by using the command "{{w|sudo|sudo su}}". Sudo is a famous phrase in xkcd lore, made famous by comic [[149: Sandwich]]. Before allowing administrator access (as root user), it asks for a password. The field is blank because, in most UNIX systems, the characters of the password are not shown. Even though the password is correct, Rob's account is not in the list of accounts that can use <code>sudo</code> (the <code>sudoers</code> file). The error message says that the incident "will be reported" (usually to the system administrator, so they can see if someone is making repeated attempts at accessing administrator privileges).
+[[Rob]] (identified by his username, <code>robm</code>) sits behind a UNIX computer and tried to change his user account from his normal access to the access of a super user by using the command "{{w|sudo|sudo su}}". Sudo is a famous phrase in xkcd lore, made famous by comic [[149: Sandwich]]. Before allowing administrator access (as root user), it asks for a password. The field is blank because, in most UNIX systems, the characters of the password are not shown. Even though the password is correct, Rob's account is not in the list of accounts that can use <code>sudo</code> (the <code>sudoers</code> file). The error message says that the incident "will be reported" (usually to the system administrator, so they can see if someone is making repeated attempts at accessing administrator privileges).
 In the comic, however, sudo and the system report the incidents to {{w|Santa Claus}}, who, in Christmas lore, makes a list of who is naughty and who is nice. If you are nice then you get presents, while if you are naughty, you get a lump of coal. When sudo reports to Santa that Rob's account is not authorized, he puts Rob on the naughty list.