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  • What do you mean by "timeout"? Does it work, just with a longer-than-desired delay? Commented Aug 11, 2017 at 17:43
  • @mattdm yes, it works. But it takes 25 seconds before sudo asks for my password. Commented Aug 11, 2017 at 19:25
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    Generally, we use "timeout" to refer to failures. Commented Aug 11, 2017 at 19:30
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    Try using sudo -v instead of sudo dnf, to simplify the problem.... Commented Aug 11, 2017 at 19:45
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    Yes, I know. But it removes dnf from the equation. Commented Aug 18, 2017 at 12:36