Which configuration file does sudo read when determining if a user is permitted to run applications with root privileges?

`/etc/security.conf` is not the standard configuration file used by `sudo` to determine user permissions for running commands with root privileges.

`/etc/supasswd` is not a recognized configuration file for `sudo` permissions.

The `/etc/sudoers` file is the definitive configuration file for the `sudo` command, containing the rules that specify which users or groups can execute which commands as another user (typically root), under what conditions, and whether a password is required.

`/etc/sudo.conf` is a global configuration file for `sudo` that controls aspects like plugin loading and debug settings, but it does not contain the specific user privilege rules found in `/etc/sudoers`.