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Old 08-04-2011
running a script using su - without prompting password

hi guys, is there any way to run a script using su - without prompting a password?
ex: su - $APPSUSERNAME/$APPSUSERPASSWORD stop_apps.sh

my purpose here is to run a script with current dbuser. thanks in advance.
# 2  
Old 08-04-2011
Code:
edit /etc/sudoers

and add:

Code:
username ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL

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Old 08-04-2011
great it works! thanks itkamaraj.
I add the following line and specify only the specific script.

Code:
dbuser ALL=(appuser) NOPASSWD: /data/erpp/scripts/stop_apps.sh

# 4  
Old 12-11-2011
You can log or execute commands as another user using ssh:
Code:
ssh host -p 22 -l remote-user -q "command args"

To bypass password, generate a key par for the guest account:
Code:
ssh-keygen -t rsa

And append the contents of ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub in the guest account to the file ~/.ssh/authorized_keys in the host account in the remote server.

For troubleshooting look at /var/log/secure with a privileged user.

Editing "/etc/sudoers" as below is a security risk, as "username" can impersonate anyone, even root.
Code:
username ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL


Last edited by zxmaus; 12-11-2011 at 11:55 PM.. Reason: added tags
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