How do I run sudo in jenkins?

How do I run sudo in jenkins?

You can control a user’s sudo privileges with the sudoers file. On most systems, this can be found at /etc/sudoers . We will use this file to enable our jenkins user to issue sudo without requiring a password.

How do I run a jenkins script as a root user?

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  2. If you want to execute shell script change to: “jenkins ALL=NOPASSWD: /bin/sh, /path/to/script” and then you can run “sudo sh /path/to/script” – TroodoN-Mike Sep 2 ’14 at 16:21.

What Shell does Jenkins use?

If you go to Manage Jenkins –> Configure System you will find an option (called “Shell executable”) to set the name or absolute path to the shell that you want your shell scripts to use… For my system without configuring this option… it uses bash!

Why is there no TTY-call Sudo from Jenkins?

It fails, because sudo is trying to prompt on root password and there is no pseudo-tty allocated. Then make sure that your Jenkins user belongs to admin group (or wheel ). If you are executing commands via ssh, you need to check the “Exec in pty” option.

Where do I put Sudo file in Jenkins?

In order for your jenkins user to use the sudo command, make sure they are in the sudo group. If not, you can add them via: You can control a user’s sudo privileges with the sudoers file. On most systems, this can be found at /etc/sudoers. We will use this file to enable our jenkins user to issue sudo without requiring a password.

How to enable no password exception in Jenkins?

The simplest approach is to utilize the sudoers file to enable a “no password” exception for our Jenkins user. In order for your jenkins user to use the sudo command, make sure they are in the sudo group. If not, you can add them via:

How can I run a script in Jenkins?

Open the sudoers file for editing with the following command: We can enable our jenkins user to run a script by adding a line to the sudoers file. If our script or command is in a fixed location, we can specify it precisely: But in my case, the script is not kept at a fixed location.