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well, from the other topic that dilberts_left_nut pointed at, I get it it was because I didn't add my name to sudoers;
from the same (other) topic, I understand that what was working for the last 20 years, was now fixed, so it won't work anymore;
anyway, I know what to do now, just in case something similar happens later.