[nflug] permission question

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anthonyriga wrote:
> I have on my Ubuntu Edgy Cisco vpn client. I created
> scripts to excute connect and disconnect the client.
> The scripts dont work because of sudo. How do I create
> a sudo group that give rights to run just the scripts
> without prompting for a password or is there a way to
> write the script as to not to as for the password? For
> ex here is the start script. Suggestion? 
> #!/bin/bash
> sudo /etc/init.d/vpnclient_init start 
>
> Sent Using Ubuntu Linux Operating System Edgy 6.10
>
>
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You can adjust sudo to allow for no passwords.
Bookmark this one...
http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Edgy


        How to use "sudo" without prompt for password (not secure)

    * Read #General Notes
      <http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Edgy#General_Notes>

EDITOR=gedit sudo visudo

    * Find this line

...
system_username	ALL=(ALL) ALL
...

    * Replace with the following line

system_username	ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL

    * Save the edited file


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