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Old 07-01-2008
Question sudo command remotely

Hi,

can any one of you help me how to run sudo commands/scripts remotely...
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Old 07-01-2008
Please read https://www.unix.com/unix-dummies-que...om-forums.html before posting, especially rule number 5.
The basic concept is:
Code:
ssh user@host "sudo run your commands/scripts remotely..."

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Old 07-01-2008
ssh user@remoteaddress '/usr/bin/sudo commandname'
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