From: anansi <kazaam@...>
Date: 2007-06-13T21:40:24+09:00
Subject: Re: executing sudo from ruby

the thing is that everything needs to be done by this script and no 
further command. So can an app give it self the root uid at runtime?

Alex Young wrote:
> anansi wrote:
>> hi,
>> I wanna execute in a script of mine commands like: "sudo apt-get 
>> clean" or "sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf". The difference is:
>>
>> The first command needs to be executed without influence to the main 
>> process of the ruby scipt. It should simply be started as a second 
>> process totally independent from the ruby-script which invokes it.
>> I think system("sudo apt-get clean") would be the right command.
>>
>> The second command should be this way that it is the only one after it 
>> has been executed. So the ruby-script should be stopped and therefor 
>> in the same console nano should be opened.
>> I think exec("sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf") would be the right command.
>>
>> But my problem is the password of sudo? How can I make my ruby-scipt 
>> give the password to sudo so I don't have to give it in every time?
>>
>>
> Wouldn't a setuid root script that actually calls the executable you're 
> aiming at do what you need here?
> 


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