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How to make Ubuntu remember forever the password after the first time

I put my password in when I log in but after that I don't want to type it again.

When I use my laptop I only wants to put in my password when I log in and never when I'm logged in.

The point of this is that I don't want to waste time typing my password every time I do some administrative task. I'm the only user and is very tired of having to type my password over and over again.

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  • But I want to put in my password when I log in (for security.) But I don't want to put in my password after that.
    – Alvar
    Jun 14, 2011 at 11:44
  • This might be a security issue if someone else get access to your computer.
    – N.N.
    Jun 14, 2011 at 12:08
  • @N.N that wont happen since I always lock my screen before I leave my computer and I always require a password when I log in!
    – Alvar
    Jun 14, 2011 at 14:32
  • @Alvar What about network access?
    – N.N.
    Jun 14, 2011 at 14:38

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Being able to run command with administrative privileges without entering a password is like doing everything as root. It's strongly discouraged to disable the password for sudo, although it's possible.

To skip asking for a password when installing programs, see:

If you want to be able to use sudo without asking for a password (not recommended), follow the instructions at:

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  • I want to use my passwd to log in, but after that I dont want to type it again, I lock my screen when I leave it, and if someone trys to access it from the internet then they MUST type in the passwd, if that is the case, why is this a security problem?
    – Alvar
    Jun 14, 2011 at 16:22
  • You're missing one serious issue: the possibility that code may be executed due to a bug or uncareful handling of code from the Internet. Consider changing the expiration time for a sudo session instead: askubuntu.com/q/18688/6969
    – Lekensteyn
    Jun 15, 2011 at 8:28

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