Modular Python to execute any subprocess commands as another user(not necessarily superuser/root)
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python-sudo
Modular Python to execute any subprocess commands as another user (not necessarily superuser/root)
calling sudo -u
Usage:
This module does not take a user password for security and efficiency reasons (aiming for no user interaction to run).
Configure the sudoers file to allow running commands as another user (not necessarily the superuser):
sudo visudo
:
parent_user ALL=(run_user) NOPASSWD: ALL
from sudo import run_as_sudo
# run `whoami` from user 'user'
cmd = "whoami"
sudo_user = "user"
run_as_sudo(sudo_user, cmd)
# optional shell, timeout (secs)
run_as_sudo(sudo_user, cmd, shell=True, timeout=20)
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