donnemartin/dev-setup

sudo timeouts during installs

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#15 opened on Feb 4, 2016

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Description

Hi there,

Having run dev-setup on a few machines now (thanks! loving it so far) I've noticed that installs require typing the sudo password at various points, making unattended installs impossible.

A solution we used in Boxen for this problem was to ask for the user's sudo password at the beginning (using sudo -p) and periodically call sudo -p to prevent timeout or prompt the user again. Happy to put up a PR if you're interested.

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Tech stack
shell
Domain
developer experiencedevops
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
shell scriptingsudo
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70
Research direction
Examine the existing install scripts (e.g., setup.sh) in the repo. Implement a function to prompt for sudo password at the start using `sudo v` and periodically call `sudo v` to keep the authentication fresh, as done in the Boxen project. Test the changes on macOS to ensure unattended installs succeed without password prompts.