Re^3: Passing Password through Perl Script

You can always configure /etc/sudoers to not require passwords -- either for all commands or for a list of specified commands.

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Re^4: Passing Password through Perl Script by Amarendu (Initiate) on Aug 09, 2012 at 12:44 UTC
No, i really need the password , for security reasons. Is there any other alternative way, so that i could do the task.	[reply]
Re^5: Passing Password through Perl Script by SuicideJunkie (Vicar) on Aug 09, 2012 at 13:10 UTC
Whomever has permission to read, and thus run your script... can read the password embedded in the file. If the user has the password anyways, why not just make it automatic?	[reply]