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automate login as sudo and su
I know the security risks, but I am performing this experiment/excercise on an old, seldom used *nix machine I have laying around the house. So doing this excerise will not bring any security risk to ...
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How to run this in sudo?
I have this line that I execute from php
sudo -u db2inst1 -s -- "/opt/ibm/db2/current/bin/db2 connect to PLC; /opt/ibm/db2/current/bin/db2 \"update EDU.contact set MOBILE_PHONE = '123'\""
it works ...
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executing if-statement from command prompt
In bash I can do the following:
if [ -f /tmp/test.txt ]; then echo "true"; fi
However, if I add sudo in front, it doesn't work anymore:
sudo if [ -f /tmp/test.txt ]; then echo "true"; fi
-bash: ...
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How can I adjust this short shell script to fit my needs?
I am attempting to force powertop to run when I log in by using the Startup Applications wizard in Ubuntu. Under the 'Command' entry, I've placed gnome-terminal -x ...
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How to use SCSUDO to run scripts with positional parameters?
I am trying to use scsudo to run a number of defined commands to stop and start processes on a UNIX host. The issue I am experiencing is that scsudo does not seem to like the use of positional ...
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Minimize need for sudo
Very often I need to use the sudo command because the command I'm running needs higher privileges. Is there some method to minimize the usage of sudo and/or a way to use it that's faster than typing ...
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sudo to remember password for list of commands?
Is there a way in Linux to make sudo command to remember the password the user entered for in the first of the lines?
For example, for a list of commands that the user has to enter, the some of then ...
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Is it possible to save as sudo from nano after you've forgotten to run as sudo?
A lot of the time I edit a file with nano, try to save and get a permission error because I forgot to run it as sudo. Is there some quick way I can become sudo without having to re-open and re-edit ...
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How do I use redirection with sudo [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Redirecting stdout to a file you don't have write permission on
Yeah I could (and probably will) just escalate to root, but I'd like to know why this doesn't work?
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When do su and sudo use different passwords?
I am able to run anything using sudo; my password is accepted. But whenever I try to do su from a shell, it fails with:
su: incorrect password
What can the problem be?
