From the Fine Documetnation: 
use Sudo;
  my $su;
  
  $su = Sudo->new(
                  {
                   sudo         => '/usr/bin/sudo',
                   sudo_args    => '...',                             
+     
                   username     => $name, 
                   password     => $pass,
                   program      => '/path/to/binary',
                   program_args => '...',
                  # and for remote execution ...

                  [hostname     => 'remote_hostname',]
                  [username     => 'remote_username']

                  }
                 );
   
  $result = $su->sudo_run();

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And 
sudo_run

    The sudo_run function first checks the attributes to make sure the
+ minimum required set exists, and then attempts to execute sudo witho
+ut shell interpolation. You will need to take this into account in ca
+se you get confusing failure modes. You may set the debug attribute t
+o 1, 2, or 3 to get progressively more information.

    The object will return a hash. The hash will have state informatio
+n within it. If the C'error' key exists, an error occured and you can
+ parse the value to see what the error was. If the run was successful
+, C'stdout' key exists, and its value corresponds to stdout output fr
+om the program run by sudo. Similarly the C'stderr' key will exist fo
+r a successful run, and the value corresponds to stderr output from t
+he program run by sudo. The C"rc" key will also be defined with the p
+rograms return code.

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To summarize, the new() method needs the path to the sudo command rather than the su, and sudo_run() returns a hash that you will have to dig into.

I think what you want instead of your print "$result \n"; is 

foreach my $key (sort keys %result) {
    print("$key => $result{$key} \n");
}

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(Note: Coded, not tested -- I have to run ....

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OGB

In reply to Re: perl and sudo basic question by Old_Gray_Bear
in thread perl and sudo basic question by yelekeri

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