[aklug] Re: automating remote access using ssh for root level info retrieval?

Maybe something like this in /etc/sudoers:

# Cmnd alias specification
Cmnd_Alias NETCMDS = /bin/netstat -patn

# User privilege specification
automate ALL=(root)NOPASSWD:NETCMDS

On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 6:32 PM, Jeremy Austin <jhaustin@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 3:34 PM, techno curmudgeon <
> technocurmudgeon@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> I can probably mickeymouse something to do this, but I'd really rather do
>> it right. (Is ssh even the right approach for this type of activity?)
>> Question is, what is the proper way to do something like this?
>
>
> Sudo can be configured (/etc/sudoers) to allow specific commands for a
> user or group without a password. Use with care.
>
> jermudgeon
>

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Received on Tue Apr 23 18:45:39 2013