Re: use sudo without having to type password?

On 20 Dec 2005 14:01:50 GMT, Peter Jensen <usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Crashdamage wrote:

>>> Is there someway to use suo without having to type the password each
>>> time?
>>
>> You mean 'su'? 'sudo'?

> A typo, but the correct question is in the subject line, which you
> apparently didn't read.

Aww, I did, I was jus' foolin' with him a little...

>> Anyway, it's such a bad idea to do so, I'm not going to tell you how,
>> or even if there is a way. Hopefully, no one else will either.

> There are lots of very valid reasons for having password-less sudo
> commands available. For instance, I run slrnpull through it,...

Pardon my ignorance, I've never used or needed slrnpull, but I'm curious
- is there any particular reason it can't be run as a user?

>...and my parents has the option of restarting the network interface
> on the server I have at their place, with the click of an icon on
> their desktop (they're not exactly computer literate).

Yeah, there are certain times...clearly I posted without my brain fully
engaged...

>> If you have to do anything as root, you should have to type a password
>> to do it, simple as that.

> Conditioning a person to typing a password every time they're prompted
> is not always wise. It should stand as a warning that they're about to
> do something that they need to think about first. Far from all commands
> need that kind of thought.

Ah, back to my (poorly made) point. My contention was that if you need
to (almost always) be root to do something, you *should* get a warning,
you *should* think about it first, and (nearly) all commands that must
be run as root *should* require that kind of thought. As far as that
goes, I still stand by it.

>> If you really insist on using such poor security policy and are too
>> lazy to type a friggin' password, you should at least have to learn to
>> use Google for yourself to do it.

> Your statement is nothing but elitism. A proper answer would be to
> first describe the pros, cons, and alternatives, after which you provide
> an answer to the question actually asked.

You're basically right - guilty as charged.

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