On 29/11/2021 22:41, Jeremy Ardley wrote: > > On 30/11/21 6:25 am, Bob Bernstein wrote: >> How do I tell sudo not to ask me for my password? >> >> It's me. I'm on my computer. I already logged in with my password. No >> one else is logged on. >> >> I know all you purists out there are rending your garments if not >> your flesh. but c'mon sudo! Can't a brother catch a break around here? >> >> Thank you. >> > edit /etc/sudoers and modify / add > > username ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL > > P.S. I am totally unconvinced about the arguments for using sudo > rather than running as root. You can do exactly the same damage with > sudo as being root user. "sudo" is supposed to be used as part of a wider ecosystem. By encouraging users to run "sudo foo" rather than running "foo" directly as root, sudo can trigger audit events and so on. > P.P.S The conventional instruction is to use visudo to do the edits. > Which means using Vi, which is another anachronism that should be > humanely put down. Actually, sudo will run $SUDO_EDITOR or else $VISUAL (hence the name) or else $EDITOR. So, you can use emacs or joe or nano or anything like that, if you prefer.
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