On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 9:02 PM, Richard Hector <rich...@walnut.gen.nz> wrote: > On 26/05/12 01:43, Tom H wrote: >>>> >>>> >> * apt-get install but not remove >>> >>> > >>> > IMO this is possible by setting whole command "apt-get options *" in >>> > sudoers, but i never tried this. I have on one my server this: >>> > >>> > User_Alias EJABBER = snmp, www-data >>> > ... >>> > EJABBER ALL=(ejabberd) NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/ejabberdctl stats * >>> > >>> > by this line (i hope) only snmp and www-data can run >>> > "/usr/sbin/ejabberdctl stats *" command. The asterisk can be replaced >>> > by >>> > any other option (package name for you). But be careful with apt-get, >>> > because there can be more than one (install, remove, ...) command can >>> > be >>> > used in one line... Perhaps some shell script for this, which will >>> > accept >>> > only package names? >> >> You can create a "/usr/local/bin/a-g-i.sh" wrapper script >> >> if [ x"$*" = x ]; then >> echo "USAGE: ..." >> else /usr/bin/apt-get install -- "$@" >> fi >> >> and give your partner (if you're comfortable given that company >> installation rights!) sudo access to it. > > > Careful with that: > > zircon:/home/richard# a-g-i.sh nano- > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > The following packages will be REMOVED: > nano > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > After this operation, 1,810 kB disk space will be freed. > Do you want to continue [Y/n]? > > :-)
:( Thanks for pointing this out; I've never seen this before but have now read the man page (I don't understand the rationale for it but it must be useful to someone!). So a check for a trailing "-" should be made... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAOdo=szg4lanbsxbpz6jbuer1uezeefj41nyaqhh-p5fwhk...@mail.gmail.com