On Mon, Oct 30, 2023 at 10:13 PM ToddAndMargo via users < [email protected]> wrote:
> On 10/30/23 03:38, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > On Mon, 2023-10-30 at 00:06 -0400, Jeffrey Walton wrote: > >> On Sun, Oct 29, 2023 at 9:49 PM ToddAndMargo via users > >> <[email protected]> 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 Why? Doas also has settings to allow specific users to run a specific command without password. > > >> > >> 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 > > I finally broke down and used sudo (I despise the fussing > required and the half way documentation) > > https://imgur.com/uH74gnT.png > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > 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/[email protected] > Do not reply to spam, report it: > https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue >
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