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On OS X Mavericks, I want to install few files without prompting user for sudo password. (Folder where i am trying to install require root access because it is present at / location). I can do this by modifying "sudoer" file and disable sudo password but this is unsafe and open up security risk.
Is there any way I can provide sudo access only a particular folder? So when I try to write to this folder, sudo password prompt is not visible to user.
(All above task are done through command line)
Download the dmg from Adobe's website. Mount it and right click on the Install Adobe Flash Player.app and select "Show Package Contents."
Drill down into Contents > Resources:
Launch the Adobe Flash Player.pkg:
When the plugin installer launches, go to File > Show Files (or CMD + I).
There you will see a list of the files it installs and where. You'll need to use something like Pacifist to extract the contents, but once you do, you can install the files manually. And yes, the install would be just as clean if you used the pkg to install the plugin. It's not any safer, it's just an alternate route that doesn't have the Adobe wrapper (so it doesn't use Adobe's proprietary installer).
The following article may help your problem. :)
Mac OS X: Require Password at Single User Mode:
By default, Mac OS X will simply give you a shell when you perform a Single User Mode startup. However, you can force OS X to ask for a password in order to gain shell access. To do so, vi the /etc/ttys and change secure to insecure. Once you have done so, create a password in /etc/master.passwd for root.
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Don't modify the sudoers file. It isn't necessary. I think what you mean is "is there anyway I can alter ownership and permissions so sudo isn't required?" Yes. You can modify the folder's permissions and ownership settings using Terminal. Note, you will have to use sudo to do so and the command must be run by an administrator.
Substitute "/path/to/folder" with the proper path. The "chown" command changes ownership of the directory to you (and it's subfolders, using the -R option). The "chmod" command sets the folder's permissions to readable/executable by everyone and writable by the owner (you) only.