passwordless sudo

Passwordless Sudo for GoProX Install/Uninstall Scripts

To streamline development, you can enable passwordless sudo for just the GoProX install and uninstall scripts. This allows you to run ./scripts/install-fromsource.zsh and ./scripts/uninstall-fromsource.zsh without entering your password each time, while keeping your system secure.

Steps

1. Determine your username and the absolute path to your GoProX repo.
   For example:

   • Username: <your-username>
   • Repo path: <absolute-path-to-your-goprox-repo>

2. Add a sudoers rule for your user and repo path:
   Run the following command, replacing the placeholders with your actual values:

   echo "<your-username> ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: <absolute-path-to-your-goprox-repo>/scripts/uninstall-fromsource.zsh
   <your-username> ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: <absolute-path-to-your-goprox-repo>/scripts/install-fromsource.zsh" | sudo tee /etc/sudoers.d/goprox > /dev/null
   sudo visudo -c

   • Example:
     If your username is alice and your repo is at /home/alice/projects/GoProX, use:

     alice ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /home/alice/projects/GoProX/scripts/uninstall-fromsource.zsh
     alice ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /home/alice/projects/GoProX/scripts/install-fromsource.zsh
     

3. Test it:

   sudo <absolute-path-to-your-goprox-repo>/scripts/uninstall-fromsource.zsh
   sudo <absolute-path-to-your-goprox-repo>/scripts/install-fromsource.zsh

   You should not be prompted for a password.

4. Security Note:
   This only allows passwordless sudo for these two scripts, not for all commands.

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Tip:
If you move your repo, update the paths in /etc/sudoers.d/goprox accordingly.