Running a sudo command without a terminal

[Rick Stevens]

Geoffrey Leach wrote:
> I need to run 'sudo <command>' outside of a terminal (xterm or gnome 
> terminal). For example from Sessions->Startup Programs or the Command 
> Line applet. Seem to me that there is a configuration file option that 
> permits this.
> 
> Advice? Thanks.

The option is "requiretty" and you'll need to set to off.  Just comment
out the line:

	Defaults    requiretty

in your /etc/sudoers file by using visudo.
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