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29 questions linked to/from How do I sudo a command in a script without being asked for a password?
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How to give a non sudoer access to a kernel module special device file?
Is it possible to access a kernel module if a user is not sudoer?
I am trying to access a KVM, which is kernel module, as non-sudoer but I am getting an error:
Could not access KVM kernel module: ...
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How to run a python script with sudo without being prompted for a password [duplicate]
I have a python script that restarts the mouse driver
import os
os.system("sudo modprobe -r psmouse")
os.system("sudo modprobe psmouse")
since my mouse doesn't always show up on start. What is a ...
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Run script at user login as root, with a catch
I'm trying to run a PHP script as root on user login. The PHP script adds a Samba share to the Samba config, thus the need for root privileges. The only issue here, is that the user doesn't exist ...
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Download aborted when computer went to sleep
I was downloading a large file in my browser when my computer went to sleep.
The download was lost.
Any way to prevent that?
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Can I get Network Manager to unload/load the wireless driver?
Sometimes my wireless loses connection and will not reconnect. However, I find it will reconnect when I open terminal and run
sudo modprobe -r nameOfDriver
sudo modprobe nameOfDriver
However, going ...
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Sudo execute command in Pythonscript
I want to sudo a command from a pythonscript without hardcoding my password in it. The Pythonscript is part of a webservice on Apache2. Since it is part of a webservice, asking the user each time for ...
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After using tablet mode touchpad and keyboard not responding on Aspire R13 - Ubuntu 15.10
I am working on an Acer Aspire R13 and everything is working fine until I close my lid to tablet (so the lid is closed but the screen is on top).
After I do, touchpad and keyboard are not responding ...
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Two users - how do I automount a Samba share for one user but not the other?
TLDR: I want to configure a box that is running Ubuntu Desktop and has two users so that it automounts a password protected Samba share when one user logs in, and doesn't when the other logs in.
Long ...
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How to bypass sudo password for everything inside a script?
I have a PADD setup on my Raspberry Pi 3 running on Ubuntu Server 20.04.
I can successfully bypassed sudo password authentication by adding:
pihole_display ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL
But when I try to ...
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What are the files needs to be edit to add a user? and what to be write?
I am trying to write a C program to add a new user to my Ubuntu 14.04.
I edited
1) /etc/passwd
sachin:x:65535:1:sachin:/home/sachin:/bin/bash
2) /etc/shadow
sachin:$6$VwBWgroA$t4KXLWIf81sWtiA1/a....
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run ap-hotspot commands from a saved file
How can I create a text file to automatically run these commands:
sudo ap-hotspot start
sudo ap-hotspot configure
sudo ap-hotspot stop
sudo ap-hotspot restart
One file for each command.
I tried ...
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Problem with gnome-terminal, but not with xterm?
I have a script called start-hotspot-terminal.sh. The text in it is:
#! /bin/bash
x-terminal-emulator -e "sudo /home/user/tools/start-hotspot.sh; read -p 'Press [Enter] to close terminal.';"
There ...
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How can i make a selfstarting script [duplicate]
I have an TL-WN727N wireless adapter connected to my laptop.
Every time I start my laptop I must manually enter those two commands in a terminal:
echo 'install rt2800usb modprobe --ignore-install ...
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Swap drive not turning on when I log in
Recently I added a new 40GB hard drive as swap. I want the swap to be enabled when the computer logs me in. I followed the directions here to make the swap command run on start up.
I added swaps....