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# 1  
Old 02-02-2017
Need help make pkgadd command Non-Interactive
i use this command to make pkgadd non-interactive.
Command1:
Code:
echo | sudo /usr/sbin/pkgadd -n -a /u/base/admin -r silent.txt -d /tmp/dbs.pkg

This works fine if i run it as root user but when i run it with non-root user it prompts me for the password and then executes successfully thus making it "INTERACTIVE".

I know how to provide the password on the fly like below.
Command2:
Code:
echo 'mypasswordxxx' | sudo -S /usr/sbin/pkgadd -n -a /u/base/admin -r silent.txt -d /tmp/dbs.pkg

How can i combine Command1 and Command2 to make it run as non-root and install successfully without any prompt i.e no prompt for password for sudo and no prompt for pkgadd.

Note: I would prefer not to change the profile settings.

Kindly suggest.

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# 2  
Old 02-02-2017
Why not allow your user to run pkgadd without a password:

add the following to the bottom of sudoers:
Code:
mohtashims  ALL=(root)  NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/pkgadd

The simply do:
Code:
echo | sudo /usr/sbin/pkgadd -n -a /u/base/admin -r silent.txt -d /tmp/dbs.pkg

Or setup a /usr/bin/mypkgadd script and only allow this to be run as root without password.
Code:
%pkgaddgroup  ALL=(root)  NOPASSWD: /usr/local/bin/mypkgadd

The /usr/local/bin/mypkgadd script could be something like this:
Code:
#!/bin/bash
[ $(/usr/bin/whoami) != "root" ] && exec sudo "$0" "$@"

echo | /usr/sbin/pkgadd -n -a /u/base/admin -r silent.txt -d /tmp/dbs.pkg

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# 3  
Old 02-06-2017
Tools
Thank you .. it worked for pkgadd but i do not know the syntax for chown which i use in my scripts.

I added this mohtashims ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: chown to the sudoer but it throws syntax error.

Can you help me with the syntax.
# 4  
Old 02-06-2017
/absolute/path/to/chown
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# 5  
Old 02-06-2017
Error
Quote:
Originally Posted by Corona688
/absolute/path/to/chown
Unfortunately, i made the changes without the absolute path and now my sudoers file is corrupt.

Code:
sudo vi /etc/sudoers
>>> /etc/sudoers: syntax error near line 117 <<<
sudo: parse error in /etc/sudoers near line 117
sudo: no valid sudoers sources found, quitting
sudo: unable to initialize policy plugin

I am still logged on to the box but the sudo commands fail with the error msg above.
# 6  
Old 02-06-2017
This is why you use visudo, not sudo vi to edit /etc/sudoers.

There was probably a warning in the file telling you such, like there is in mine:

Code:
## sudoers file.
##
## This file MUST be edited with the 'visudo' command as root.
## Failure to use 'visudo' may result in syntax or file permission errors
## that prevent sudo from running.
##
## See the sudoers man page for the details on how to write a sudoers file.
##

Now you will need real root access to fix it.

sudo may have had security features preventing you from raw editing it anyway - it might not work again, even fixed, until you run visudo and re-save from root.
Last edited by Corona688; 02-06-2017 at 12:41 PM..
# 7  
Old 02-06-2017
Quote:
Originally Posted by Corona688
This is why you use visudo, not sudo vi to edit /etc/sudoers.

There was probably a warning in the file telling you such, like there is in mine:

Code:
## sudoers file.
##
## This file MUST be edited with the 'visudo' command as root.
## Failure to use 'visudo' may result in syntax or file permission errors
## that prevent sudo from running.
##
## See the sudoers man page for the details on how to write a sudoers file.
##

Now you will need real root access to fix it.

sudo may have had security features preventing you from raw editing it anyway - it might not work again, even fixed, until you run visudo and re-save from root.
i have root access like i login with user1 and then sudo to root.

How do you login as real-root access user? Can you please elaborate ?
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