How to run a sudo required command without using sudo?

redshoe · 2024-04-04 16:00:39

I am using powerpanel to monitor my UPC activities and whatnot. The command pwrstat require me to use sudo. But is there a way for me to work around this process? I was guessing that adding my user to a power group or something would do the trick.

Roken · 2024-04-04 16:32:50

Are you doing it in a script?

Dirty (and insecure) workaround is

 echo password | sudo -S command

Last edited by Roken (2024-04-04 16:33:25)

redshoe · 2024-04-04 17:25:27

No. I am just running on the terminal...

V1del · 2024-04-04 17:28:17

Is the pwrstatd daemon/service running -- and do you still have the limitations if you explicitly start the service? Also just judging from that, adding your user to the power group "should" give you access to these things.

redshoe · 2024-04-04 18:02:07

Yes. I am running the daemon/service, and yes, I still do need to type sudo in order for me to run the commands. Do I just add my user name to the power group like

sudo useradd –G power user

?

loqs · 2024-04-04 18:51:08

What happens when you do not use sudo?

redshoe · 2024-04-04 19:07:33

loqs wrote:

What happens when you do not use sudo?

Permission denied

seth · 2024-04-04 20:22:53

sudo useradd –G power user

"man usermod", what's the output of "id"?

Permission denied

Is that really all?

redshoe · 2024-04-04 20:44:37

seth wrote:

sudo useradd –G power user
"man usermod", what's the output of "id"?

uid=1000(rangke) gid=1000(rangke) groups=1000(rangke)

seth wrote:

Permission denied
Is that really all?

Yes. Single line of

Permission denied

seth · 2024-04-04 20:56:24

You're not in the power group, check the usermod manpage and nb. that you'll have to re-login to apply that.
(Running a nested login shell will do, so you don't have to completely quit the session)

walkingstickfan · 2024-04-05 06:30:55

V1del wrote:

Is the pwrstatd daemon/service running -- and do you still have the limitations if you explicitly start the service? Also just judging from that, adding your user to the power group "should" give you access to these things.

Isn't adding yourself to the power group kind of dangerous? Being prompted for a password when using something requiring sudo is somewhat of a safety measure.

seth · 2024-04-05 06:35:32

My preferreed solution to the likely problem would be to put the desired command (which is likely some value polling?) into sudoers as NOPASSWD, but https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Users_ … sed_groups

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How to run a sudo required command without using sudo?

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