OT/BM Configure linux server connection with implicit sudo

[philippe.camelio_3885]

Heĺlo Inedo team
Is there any way to add a server with ssh connection with implicit sudo ?
I have this case as ssh root login is not allowed on some of our servers.
Best regards
PhilippeC.

[atripp]

Hi @philippe-camelio_3885 ,

I don't believe that root is required to SSH into a Linux server.

What did you mean by implicit sudo? I guess you could run sudo from your shell scripts, but I wasn't sure if that's what you meant.

Cheers,
Alana

[philippe.camelio_3885]

Hi @atripp
it is not for bash script, but when using otter functions:
Example:
This will not work a "normal" user.

Ensure-File /etc/netplan/50-cloud-init.yaml
(
    Exists: false
);

I know this can be overcome with bash script, but it would nice to have checkbox "sudo" in otter function.

I might be the only person who wants this

Best regards
Philippe

[atripp]

Hi @philippe-camelio_3885 ,

Thanks for clarifying!

I'm not sure why that won't work as a "normal" user, but I'm guessing it has to do with the /etc path or something.

But in any case... I don't think it's possible, at least with our knowledge of the underlying technologies. We rely on the "subprotocol" of SFTP for most file-based operations, and we rely on libssh2 to handle SFTP communication. How those protocols/libraries work is kind of a black box at that level.

On the plus side, you should be able to write "ensure" scripts using Bash :)

Cheers,
Alana

[philippe.camelio_3885]

Thanks