Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:52:37 -0700 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Anonymous <swell.k@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: keep-alive option for sudo in portmaster Message-ID: <4C5C8425.5060702@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <86y6cjke9i.fsf@gmail.com> References: <86y6cjke9i.fsf@gmail.com>
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On 08/06/2010 07:27, Anonymous wrote: > While updating ports some take a long time to compile and when it > finally comes time to install I need to type password again. > Is there an option to prevent that? Smth like running > > $ sudo true > > would be enough to update time stamp. They're per tty by default, anyway. While I can sympathize with your situation, I think you'd be better off in this case running your portmaster commands in an actual root shell. Doug -- Improve the effectiveness of your Internet presence with a domain name makeover! http://SupersetSolutions.com/ Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. -- Pablo Picasso
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