-
-
Save antoni/10d75b7822c1b839a6b9c5deb4705d8c to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Bash: Sudo keep-alive (good for long-running scripts that need sudo internally but shouldn't be run with sudo)
This file contains hidden or bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
| #!/bin/bash | |
| # ask for password | |
| sudo true | |
| # keep sudo from timing out | |
| pid=$$ | |
| { | |
| while true; do | |
| sudo -v | |
| sleep 60 | |
| kill -0 "$pid" 2>/dev/null || exit | |
| done | |
| } & | |
| # do tons of stuff over the next 60 mins that might require sudo here or there | |
| # ... |
Sign up for free
to join this conversation on GitHub.
Already have an account?
Sign in to comment