Java working with linux sudo abilities

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I would like to know if there is any way for Java to prompt the user for the administrative password, like what they would use with sudo, so that I can run commands in the Java program without having to do weird stuff with the system or Sudoers. I have seen in done in Python, ie with the program gufw, and I would like to be able to do it with Java.

duplicate?? stackoverflow.com/questions/5168755/…

Varvarigos Emmanouil
– Varvarigos Emmanouil

2013-06-25 20:23:52 +00:00
Commented Jun 25, 2013 at 20:23 — Varvarigos Emmanouil
– Varvarigos Emmanouil, Commented Jun 25, 2013 at 20:23

LogicG8 · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-25 21:07:07Z

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To act as gufw you must use polkit along with dbus-java. Another possibly simpler solution is to build a command (e.g. "sudo command" and run it with Runtime.getRuntime().exec Doing this can be very dangerous must be done carefully.

answered Jun 25, 2013 at 21:07

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