Running Applications On Ubuntu Without 'sudo' Command

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I created one application for Ubuntu that reads data from serial port and save to a file. But when I run the application that wont work. One permission denied Issue. That is working when I run from terminal using sudo ./AppName an type the password after that.

How I can run and work it without using sudo command.

my requirement is to use it as a daemon by calling it from shell script

Posted 10-Dec-12 20:27pm

Arun Kumar K S

Updated 10-Dec-12 20:28pm

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Eugen Podsypalnikov 11-Dec-12 2:31am

// my requirement is to use it as a daemon (by calling it from shell script)
That is an answer: your application could communicate with the daemon :)

Arun Kumar K S 11-Dec-12 2:38am

You mean this will not require sudo and user password for running my application as daemon on ubuntu.

Arun Kumar K S 11-Dec-12 2:42am

But when I run in terminal it requires sudo and paasword for communicating to serial device

Eugen Podsypalnikov 11-Dec-12 2:55am

The daemon (in Windows - service) of the HW communication
could be started by the operating system up

and can provide an interface (OpenPort(), ClosePort(), ReadPort(), WritePort(), ..)
for a shell script's (terminal program) calls.

Here we have defined two SW-partners: daemon(1) and shell client program(2).

Richard MacCutchan 11-Dec-12 4:32am

You should look at why you are getting permission denied (file or serial port?), and try to resolve it by making the object addressable at user level.

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E.F. Nijboer · Answer 1 · 2012-12-11T01:39:00

Solution 1

You can simply give the user the rights needed. Try this:

usermod -a -G dialout MY_USER_NAME

Good luck!

Posted 11-Dec-12 1:39am

E.F. Nijboer