November 18

Linux: Run a command as a different user with root access without a password

Add user to sudoers
echo “user2 ALL=NOPASSWD: ALL” | tee -a /etc/sudoers.d/user2

Run Command
/bin/su -c ‘sudo nohup /df -h &’ user2


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Posted November 18, 2021 by Timothy Conrad in category "Linux

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