Re: Run a linux system command as a superuser, using a python script
On Feb 24, 11:44 am, Chris Rebert wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 11:38 AM, madhav wrote:
> > I have got postfix installed on my machine and I am updating on of its
> > configuration files programmatically(using python)(on some action).
> > Since any change in the configuration needs a reload, I need to reload
> > postfix to reflect the latest change. How can I do that in a python
> > script. Precisely, I have something like this:
>
> > import subprocess
> > subprocess.Popen('sudo /etc/init.d/postifx reload')
>
> > Since this script should be run in no-human environment(on the fly), I
> > cant supply the sudo password or even root password(if needed). Even
> > sudo doesn't have a flag to input the password for the command at the
> > first shot. How do I do this?
>
> pexpect may be useful in this situation -http://www.noah.org/wiki/Pexpect
>
> Cheers,
> Chris
>
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I vote down the pexpect, you'd be hardcoding a password. How about
adjusting the sudoers file to grant the user of this script sudo on /
etc/init.d/postifx or even sudo on your python script.
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Re: Run a linux system command as a superuser, using a python script
Run the script as root and have it drop privs when it doesn't need them. Or set up a separate daemon to do the rootish parts of it. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Run a linux system command as a superuser, using a python script
On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 11:38 AM, madhav wrote:
> I have got postfix installed on my machine and I am updating on of its
> configuration files programmatically(using python)(on some action).
> Since any change in the configuration needs a reload, I need to reload
> postfix to reflect the latest change. How can I do that in a python
> script. Precisely, I have something like this:
>
> import subprocess
> subprocess.Popen('sudo /etc/init.d/postifx reload')
>
> Since this script should be run in no-human environment(on the fly), I
> cant supply the sudo password or even root password(if needed). Even
> sudo doesn't have a flag to input the password for the command at the
> first shot. How do I do this?
pexpect may be useful in this situation - http://www.noah.org/wiki/Pexpect
Cheers,
Chris
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Run a linux system command as a superuser, using a python script
I have got postfix installed on my machine and I am updating on of its
configuration files programmatically(using python)(on some action).
Since any change in the configuration needs a reload, I need to reload
postfix to reflect the latest change. How can I do that in a python
script. Precisely, I have something like this:
import subprocess
subprocess.Popen('sudo /etc/init.d/postifx reload')
Since this script should be run in no-human environment(on the fly), I
cant supply the sudo password or even root password(if needed). Even
sudo doesn't have a flag to input the password for the command at the
first shot. How do I do this?
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