Piping password to sudo

Umek · 03-17-2004, 02:26 PM

Hello,

I'm trying to use sudo in order to run something as root.
I'm piping my password to the sudo using "echo" like this:

echo 'mypass' | sudo -u root -S touch testfile

but it doesn't work, I'm getting this:

Password:
Sorry, try again.
Password:
sudo: 1 incorrect password attempt

Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?
Or does anyone know a better way to run something as root?
Note: I want to use this in the PHP exec() function.

Thanks
Umek

Tinkster · 03-17-2004, 04:59 PM

Quote:

Sorry ... :)

Cheers,
Tink

Umek · 03-18-2004, 10:41 AM

Ok I'm confused

Tinkster · 03-18-2004, 12:43 PM

Sorry ... I thought I had an answer, but it didn't work.
And one can't delete posts.

Cheers,
Tink

Umek · 03-18-2004, 01:31 PM

Ok no problem. I still don't have a solution tho

Tinkster · 03-18-2004, 02:01 PM

What about turning password of for that
specific command? :}

Cheers,
Tink

Umek · 03-19-2004, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tinkster
What about turning password of for that
specific command? :}

Cheers,
Tink

lol that would result in major security flaws since the server runs as shell account server

Tinkster · 03-21-2004, 01:11 PM

People would still need to have access to
your user account to run the command ...

If sudoers looked e.g. like this
<user> <host> = NOPASSWD: <specific command>

You'd have to be logged in as yourself,
or an other user would have to know your
passwprd to su and run it ...

Cheers,
Tink