shell script question

[skript_teaze]

I've created a shell script to run xboxdrv (A driver for my xbox 360 controller.) Here is the content of the file:

#! /bin/bash
sudo ~/tmp/xboxdrv-linux-0.4.10/xboxdrv

Is there a command I can use instead of sudo, so that it runs as root without asking me for the password every time I run the script?

[Bachstelze]

You can configure sudo so that it does not ask your password when you run that particular command. Edit the sudoers file with


sudo visudo

You should have a line like this:


%admin ALL=(ALL) ALL

Modify it like this:


%admin ALL=(ALL) ALL, NOPASSWD: /home/user/tmp/xboxdrv-linux-0.4.10/xboxdrv

You must put the absolute path here, no ~.

[skript_teaze]

I don't have that line, do I need to create a new line like the one you wrote?

# /etc/sudoers
#
# This file MUST be edited with the 'visudo' command as root.
#
# See the man page for details on how to write a sudoers file.
#

Defaults env_reset

# Host alias specification

# User alias specification

# Cmnd alias specification

# User privilege specification
root ALL=(ALL) ALL

# Allow members of group sudo to execute any command after they have

[Bachstelze]

Yes, though since you're probably not running Ubuntu, things are going to be a bit different. Do you want to allow running the command for just one user, a group of users, or everyone?

[interval1066]

Hey, I've noticed that driver in the kernel sources, what exactly does it allow you to do? Can you program what the controller buttons do arbitrarily? Like, hitting the red x calls up your default browser, or what?

[skript_teaze]

Hey, I've noticed that driver in the kernel sources, what exactly does it allow you to do? Can you program what the controller buttons do arbitrarily? Like, hitting the red x calls up your default browser, or what?

I have no idea, I'm using it because I had real problems getting the xpad driver to work for me. They might be able to answer that on the xboxdrv forum though..
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=825464

[skript_teaze]

Yes, though since you're probably not running Ubuntu, things are going to be a bit different. Do you want to allow running the command for just one user, a group of users, or everyone?

I'm running Lucid Lynx i386. I would want the command to be allowed to run by anyone using the machine.

[Bachstelze]

Then forget about sudo, you can just make the file setuid root:


sudo chown root ~/tmp/xboxdrv-linux-0.4.10/xboxdrv
sudo chmod +s ~/tmp/xboxdrv-linux-0.4.10/xboxdrv

Anyone running the file will automatically run it as root.

[skript_teaze]

Thanks that's done the trick!

[interval1066]

I have no idea, I'm using it because I had real problems getting the xpad driver to work for me. They might be able to answer that on the xboxdrv forum though..
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=825464

Yeah, that's exactly what it allows you to do, button re-mapping, rumble feedback, mouse control- coming, apparently. All the community needs now is some one to develop a game that uses it. Maybe there's one out, I dunno.