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How to use sudo without password in script stack?
As mentioned by Basilevs you need to add your user to the sudoers file in order to avoid that sudo commands in the script get stuck awaiting the password. On Ubuntu 16, there is a simpler way: just add the user to the sudo group, like this: sudo usermod -aG sudo *username* From then on, it should work like a charm.
How to invoke sudo with a username?
Make sure to place username ALL= (ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL beneath %sudo ALL= (ALL:ALL) ALL since it will use the last entry that applies to the user. You could also just replace %sudo ALL= (ALL:ALL) ALL with %sudo ALL= (ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL and not worry about your entry placement.
How can I run LS with sudo privileges?
Write the prompt to the standard error and read the password from the standard input instead of using the terminal device. The password must be followed by a newline character. So, to run ls with sudo privileges, you would do
How does Sudo read the password from the standard input?
The -S flag makes sudo read the password from the standard input. As explained in man sudo: Write the prompt to the standard error and read the password from the standard input instead of using the terminal device. The password must be followed by a newline character. So, to run ls with sudo privileges, you would do
How can I Pass password to Sudo Su?
My issue however, is that these commands are run as part of a shell script, by user that is in the sudoers file. However, obviously sudo su asks for the password of the user running it. What I need to do is to pass the password to sudo su so that the script will run automatically. How can I do this?
How does Sudo read the password from stdin?
The -S switch makes sudo read the password from STDIN. This means you can do However, the suggestions by others that do not involve passing the password as part of a command such as checking if the user is root are probably much better ideas for security reasons
Can you run without Sudo in script.sh?
For some reason I need, as user, to run without sudo a script script.sh which needs root privileges to work. I saw as the only solution to put sudo INSIDE script.sh. Let’s take an example : script…
Why do I use sudo on my computer?
The sudo command allows trusted users to run programs as another user, by default the root user. If you spend a lot of time on the command line, sudo is one of the commands you will use on a frequent basis.
How can I configure the sudo command?
You can configure the user sudo access by modifying the sudoers file or by adding a configuration file to the /etc/sudoers.d directory. The files created inside this directory will be included in the sudoers file. Before making any changes, it is a good idea to back up the current file: