passwordless-sudo

Temporarily allow sudo without a password: 15 minutes by default, from 1 to 100. The window applies to your user in every terminal and to programs that call sudo.

Supported: Debian 12+, Ubuntu 24.04+ and Fedora 43+, for members of the sudo or wheel group. Requires systemd.

Install

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/laspinacristian/passwordless-sudo/main/install.sh | sudo bash

This installs /usr/local/bin/passwordless-sudo. No window is activated.

Usage

passwordless-sudo          # 15 minutes (asks for your password)
passwordless-sudo 30       # 30 minutes
passwordless-sudo status   # time remaining
passwordless-sudo off      # revoke now

Uninstall

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/laspinacristian/passwordless-sudo/main/install.sh | sudo bash -s -- --uninstall