On Mon, 2023-10-30 at 00:06 -0400, Jeffrey Walton wrote: > On Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 9:49 PM ToddAndMargo via users > <users@lists.fedoraproject.org> wrote: > > > > On 10/29/23 05:19, Tim via users wrote: > > > On Sun, 2023-10-29 at 04:04 -0700, ToddAndMargo via users wrote: > > > > I am trying to get around the password issue so I > > > > can just do a libnotify popup when I log into my > > > > desktop > > > > > > I recall there's sudo configuration options for users and/or > > > particular > > > commands that don't require a password. > > > > > > "To run particular commands without sudo password in Linux, you > > > can use > > > the NOPASSWD directive in the /etc/sudoers file. This directive > > > allows > > > you to specify a list of commands that can be run without > > > requiring a > > > password." > > > > > > Of course there are risks involved, you'll have decide about that > > > for > > > yourself. > > > > Seems like I am going to have to compromise on sudo > > I believe you can avoid that if you want. Write a C program that > calls > fork/exec. Call nvme in the fork. Set the setuid bit on the program.
Yes, and open yourself to potential security holes unless you know exactly what you're doing (including setting the proper security context). Problems with setuid programs written without due care and attention are a classic entry point for attack. Sudo exists to avoid the necessity of this sort of thing. poc _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
