Doas: Difference between revisions
imported>RePtarmagain m Added correct list encapsulation to the nix code example, old example throws error: A definition for option `security.doas.extraRules' is not of type `list of (submodule) |
m moved into Category:Applications. Its an application to run other applications with elevated rights. |
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doas doas] is a utility to execute commands as a different user, typically the super user. It is often installed as a replacement for sudo, due to its ease of configuration and greater simplicity. | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doas doas] is a utility to execute commands as a different user, typically the super user. It is often installed as a replacement for sudo, due to its ease of configuration and greater simplicity. | ||
It is not recommended to use doas due to compatibility issues with sudo. | |||
Flake based configurations require git to be installed as a system package in order to rebuild. | |||
== Configuration == | == Configuration == | ||
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security.doas.extraRules = [{ | security.doas.extraRules = [{ | ||
users = ["foo"]; | users = ["foo"]; | ||
# Optional, retains environment variables while running commands | |||
persist = true; # Optional, | # e.g. retains your NIX_PATH when applying your config | ||
keepEnv = true; | |||
persist = true; # Optional, don't ask for the password for some time, after a successfully authentication | |||
}]; | }]; | ||
</syntaxhighlight> | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
[[Category:Applications]] | |||