Thread: Restarting daemon services upstart jobs without sudo password

afternoon all,

possibly odd question it's 1 that's annoying me. briefly, trying write script restart given service daemon (upstart job) without need sudo password.

best method way i'd implement seems using /etc/sudoers:

cmnd_alias mtrestart=/etc/init.d/mediatomb restart
cmnd_alias aprestart=/etc/init.d/apache2 restart
[some user] all=(root) nopasswd: mtrestart, aprestart

asked password when issue: [some user]$ sudo mtrestart
issued without sudo (i.e: [some user]$ /etc/init.d/mediatomb restart), stdout kicks load of errors:

* restarting upnp media server mediatomb
start-stop-daemon: warning: failed kill 14857: operation not permitted
rm: cannot remove `/var/run/mediatomb.pid': permission denied
touch: cannot touch `/var/run/mediatomb.pid': permission denied
chown: changing ownership of `/var/run/mediatomb.pid': operation not permitted
touch: cannot touch `/var/log/mediatomb.log': permission denied
chown: changing ownership of `/var/log/mediatomb.log': operation not permitted
not open log file /var/log/mediatomb.log : permission denied

theoretically i'd have allow these commands (e.g /usr/bin/touch) within /etc/sudoers, works e.g: /bin/rm.

know way find out other commands init script (mediatomb default commands issued) runs can allowed?
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subshell problem (i.e. each binary executed in lower priviliged subshell not have required permissions asks sudo authentication)
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know quick , easy setuid/any other method allow restart of daemons programatically? i'd prefer use top method, becuase doesn't require storing of password in text file , seems nicely secure- (i.e. restarting daemon still requires root permission , therefore sudo/su password- [some user] can bypass authentication requirement particular command).

i've searched while now... pointers in right direction appreciated! thanks!

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