Allow sudo without password
To allow sudoing without a password you will need to add the following to /etc/sudoers where username is your username. username ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL
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To allow sudoing without a password you will need to add the following to /etc/sudoers where username is your username. username ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL
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