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[14:31] <BluesKaj> Hiyas
[16:39] <dscassel> Morning, BluesKaj
[16:40] <BluesKaj> 'Morning dscassel
[16:49] <genii-around> Bleh. After shovelling slush for a couple hours this morning I need a chiropractor
[21:43] <hakimsheriff> Hi all
[21:48] <dscassel> Hi, hakimsheriff
[22:12] <BluesKaj> you guys use aliases in ~/.bashrc ?
[22:16] <BluesKaj> I have a few working , but they're right at the prompt . How do I get a password alias to work after the sudo aptitude etc prompt is run
[22:19] <dscassel> BluesKaj: You mean use an alias for your password?
[22:19] <dscassel> I don't think you can...
[22:19] <dscassel> (It's also not an especially good idea...)
[22:20] <BluesKaj> yeah dscassel , I've heard ppl mention using a pw alias so they don't have to type it evertime they do sudo
[22:23] <BluesKaj> dscassel, I'm the only user on this pc . it's just wifey and I here ...our kids are grown and gone and the grandkids are far away as well
[22:24] <dscassel> The idea of storing my password in clear text on my harddrive makes me cringe a bit, is all.
[22:24] <genii-around> BluesKaj: You could conceivably do something like set variable SUDO_ASKPASS to a script which outputs automatically the password and then set sudo command to always be called with -A
[22:26] <BluesKaj> genii-around,in ~/.bashrc ?
[22:27] <genii-around> BluesKaj: I think I'd set the ASKPASS in rc.local, then the sudo alias in the bashr
[22:27] <genii-around> c*bashrc
[22:28] <BluesKaj> right  genii-around , I'll try that, thanks :)
[22:29] <dscassel> Have a look at the /etc/sudoers file. You can turn off the password prompt altogether, or for a limited set of commands.
[22:29] <dscassel> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Sudoers
[22:30] <genii-around> dscassel: Yes, I've often thought *buntu should have "sudo su" for instance an entry disabling it there
[22:30] <BluesKaj> ahh, thanks dscassel