Configure root permission in /etc/sudoers to start and stop from wview management.

[lecoqacr...@gmail.com]

Was trying to start/stop wview from wviewgmt/system_status.php  but does not respond.

Did a search and found that root permission must be given in /etc/sudoers file, but am unable to find the posting 

that states how to do this in detail as stated. Could I get direction for doing this or point me to the posting of instructions.

thank you. Tim

[Graham Eddy]

to allow the http server run the start/stop script (only) as superuser when the wviewmgmt button is pressed, add line to end of file of form:

_www ALL = NOPASSWD: /opt/local/etc/init.d/wview

where, in my case on a mac:

 * the user owning the http server is _www (www-data on my backup ubuntu server)

 * my start/stop command file is /opt/local/etc/init.d/wview (often /usr/local/etc/init.d/wview on my backup ubuntu server)

cheers

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[Timothy L]

Thank you for the reply. Wview is installed on a raspberry pi 3 presently. I don't see the /usr/local/etc/init.d file that you speak of. Is it a different file on raspbian Jessie or a different command as well? Thank you

On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 10:34 PM, Graham Eddy <graha...@gmail.com> wrote:

to allow the http server run the start/stop script (only) as superuser when the wviewmgmt button is pressed, add line to end of file of form:

_www ALL = NOPASSWD: /opt/local/etc/init.d/wview

where, in my case on a mac:

 * the user owning the http server is _www (www-data on my backup ubuntu server)

 * my start/stop command file is /opt/local/etc/init.d/wview (often /usr/local/etc/init.d/wview on my backup ubuntu server)

cheers

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Graham Eddy

On 26 Apr 2018, at 11:43 am, lecoqacr...@gmail.com wrote:

Was trying to start/stop wview from wviewgmt/system_status.php  but does not respond.

Did a search and found that root permission must be given in /etc/sudoers file, but am unable to find the posting 

that states how to do this in detail as stated. Could I get direction for doing this or point me to the posting of instructions.

thank you. Tim

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[Graham Eddy]

platform-dependent location. not familiar with pi. could try /etc/init.d/wview.

if not there, just search for the startup file, probaby called wview:

 $ find / -name “wview*” -print

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[Andrew P]

I have a Raspberry for my wview installation, and can confirm Graham's hunch that the wview commands are at /etc/init.d/wview

Beware. Don't use leafpad to edit /etc/sudoers! 

I've just scrambled my /etc/sudoers by doing so, and now have a bit of a mess to clean up. :-(

On Friday, 27 April 2018 23:06:48 UTC+10, Timothy L wrote:

Thank you for the reply. Wview is installed on a raspberry pi 3 presently. I don't see the /usr/local/etc/init.d file that you speak of. Is it a different file on raspbian Jessie or a different command as well? Thank you

On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 10:34 PM, Graham Eddy <graha...@gmail.com> wrote:

to allow the http server run the start/stop script (only) as superuser when the wviewmgmt button is pressed, add line to end of file of form:

_www ALL = NOPASSWD: /opt/local/etc/init.d/wview

where, in my case on a mac:

 * the user owning the http server is _www (www-data on my backup ubuntu server)

 * my start/stop command file is /opt/local/etc/init.d/wview (often /usr/local/etc/init.d/wview on my backup ubuntu server)

cheers

____________

Graham Eddy

On 26 Apr 2018, at 11:43 am, lecoqacr...@gmail.com wrote:

Was trying to start/stop wview from wviewgmt/system_status.php  but does not respond.

Did a search and found that root permission must be given in /etc/sudoers file, but am unable to find the posting 

that states how to do this in detail as stated. Could I get direction for doing this or point me to the posting of instructions.

thank you. Tim

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[Andrew P]

On Saturday, 28 April 2018 09:03:27 UTC+10, Andrew P wrote:

Beware. Don't use leafpad to edit /etc/sudoers! 

I've just scrambled my /etc/sudoers by doing so, and now have a bit of a mess to clean up. :-(

Fixed. Thank you pkexec!

I'm getting too rusty on linux to do this...

A 

[Timothy L]

Thank you and will look into it. Presently out of town so not available to check tonight or this weekend either. Thank you again