[07:08] http://dissolvethecrtc.ca [14:31] Hiyas [16:39] Morning, BluesKaj [16:40] 'Morning dscassel [16:49] Bleh. After shovelling slush for a couple hours this morning I need a chiropractor [21:43] Hi all [21:48] Hi, hakimsheriff [22:12] you guys use aliases in ~/.bashrc ? [22:16] 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] BluesKaj: You mean use an alias for your password? [22:19] I don't think you can... [22:19] (It's also not an especially good idea...) [22:20] 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] 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] The idea of storing my password in clear text on my harddrive makes me cringe a bit, is all. [22:24] 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] genii-around,in ~/.bashrc ? [22:27] BluesKaj: I think I'd set the ASKPASS in rc.local, then the sudo alias in the bashr [22:27] c*bashrc [22:28] right genii-around , I'll try that, thanks :) [22:29] 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] https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Sudoers [22:30] dscassel: Yes, I've often thought *buntu should have "sudo su" for instance an entry disabling it there [22:30] ahh, thanks dscassel