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?? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5168755/execute-a-linux-shell-command-with-sudo-using-java-without-entering-the-requi — Varvarigos Emmanouil, Jun 25 '13 at 20:23

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 25 '13 at 21:07

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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 '13 at 21:07

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