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Created July 26, 2011 15:03
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Allow current user to shutdown and reboot without password
#! /bin/bash
PATTERN="$ a\
$(whoami) ALL=\(ALL\) NOPASSWD: /sbin/shutdown, /sbin/reboot
"
# Edit /etc/sudoers to allow current user to shutdown and reboot without password
# Your previous sudoers file will be backed as /etc/sudoers.bak
sed -i.bak -e "$PATTERN" /etc/sudoers
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