How to run a program as root without "sudo"?
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I have a certain binary program on OS X that can only be run as root. I'm tired of prepending each time I invoke it and typing the password, and would like it to automatically run as root when I invoke it regularly, without asking for a password. The program's owner is root and its group is wheel. …
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A half solution to your problem: in the sudoers file, add the following: Then from the command line, you can type: and it will run the command without asking for your password. This command will run as root. Note, you will need to replace username w…
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